Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An evergreen tree (Averrhoa bilimbi) native to tropical Asia and grown for its edible fruits.
- n. The small, sour, greenish or yellowish cucumber-shaped fruit of this tree, eaten as a pickle or used in relishes and various dishes.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The native name of the fruit of an East Indian tree-sorrel, Averrhoa Bilimbi. It is very acid, but is much esteemed when made into syrup, candied, or pickled. See Averrhoa.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa, of the
Oxalideæ or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases.
WordNet 3.0
- n. East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit
Etymologies
- Malay. (Wiktionary)
- New Latin bilimbi, specific epithet, ultimately from Malay belimbing, belimbi. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“An entry from Pepy of The Art and Science of Food reminded me of why I love Weekend Herb Blogging, since she wrote about bilimbi, a fruit I've never heard of before.”
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“A relative, the bilimbi, is too tart to eat fresh and in the tropics is made into preserves and drinks.”
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“Mr. Lynch described the movements of Averrhoa bilimbi in the "Linn.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bilimbi’.
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Exotic Fruits
List naming fruits found in foreign markets and lands that are seldom seen or heard of in America.
durian, ababai, cornelian cherry, sloe, ackee, Adam's fig, apple cactus, pitahaya, dragon fruit, pitaya, asam gelugor, tamarind and 347 more...
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Not 250 Spelling Words Again
Yet more spelling words for intermediate to advanced spellers.
ihi, kyoodle, heimin, feis, menarche, cordwainer, gherao, zythum, accidie, anastomosis, boustrophedon, oleum and 238 more...
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Trees!
mahogany, sequoia, balsa, sandalwood, tamarind, balsam, eucalyptus, birch, willow, buttonwood, evergreen, loblolly and 501 more...
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Monovocalics
Words that have only one of the vowels. On this list I include only words with at least three vowels. When I first started the list, if a word had several forms, I generally listed only the one wit...
syzygy, mirific, cumulus, homolog, monocot, bedewed, jezebel, referee, bikini, minikin, locomotor, terebenthene and 2359 more...
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More fun than a barrel of pickles
Pickled foods.
kimchi, chowchow, picalilli, sauerkraut, gherkin, cornichon, kosher dill, relish, chutney, tsukemono, achar, giardiniera and 27 more...
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