Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Myrtaceae — several fruit producing trees and shrubs ofSouth America .
Etymologies
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From New Latin Myrciaria, alteration of Latin myrtus ("myrtle").
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Examples
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The waters edge is sometimes dominated by shrubs of the camu-camu fruit (Myrciaria dubia) that not only survive the long flood season, but seem to flourish.
Iquitos varzea 2008
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“Nutritional Composition and Vitamin C Stability in Stored Camu-camu Myrciaria Dubia Pulp.”
The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007
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“Nutritional Composition and Vitamin C Stability in Stored Camu-camu Myrciaria Dubia Pulp.”
The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007
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