gingerbread tree — or gingerbread palm, = doum palm. (Cf. ↑doum palm) … Useful english dictionary
gingerbread tree — /ˈdʒɪndʒəbrɛd tri/ (say jinjuhbred tree) noun a tree, Parinari macrophyllum, of western Africa, with a large, edible, farinaceous fruit (gingerbread plum) …
Gingerbread — Gin ger*bread , n. A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes. Gingerbread that was full fine. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Gingerbread tree} (Bot.), the doom palm; so called from the resemblance of its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gingerbread work — Gingerbread Gin ger*bread , n. A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and sometimes made in fanciful shapes. Gingerbread that was full fine. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Gingerbread tree} (Bot.), the doom palm; so called from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gingerbread palm — or gingerbread tree n. DOUM * * * … Universalium
gingerbread palm — or gingerbread tree n. DOUM … English World dictionary
gingerbread palm — noun Etymology: so called from the flavor of the fruit : doom palm * * * gingerbread tree or gingerbread palm, = doum palm. (Cf. ↑doum palm) … Useful english dictionary
Gingerbread plum — Plum Plum, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus}; also, the tree itself, usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gingerbread plum — noun 1. : a West African tree (Parinarium macrophyllum) that has a strong light brown wood and edible fruit 2. : the fruit of the gingerbread plum having a soft mealy edible pulp, a kernel rich in oil, and a cottony protective layer around the… … Useful english dictionary
gingerbread plum — a tree, Neocarya macrophylla, of western Africa, bearing a large, edible, starchy fruit. [1820 30] * * * … Universalium
