genipapo
/ˈdʒenɪpæpəʊ/(亦作genipap /ˈdʒenɪpæp/)
noun
1- a tropical American tree which yields useful timber. Its fruit has a jelly-like pulp which is used for flavouring drinks and to make a black dye.美洲格尼帕树。亦称GENIP.
1.1
- Genipa americana, family Rubiaceae.拉丁名Genipa americana,茜草科
1.2
- mass noun a drink, flavouring, or dye made from this fruit.格尼帕果饮料; 格尼帕果调味料; 格尼帕果染料。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Portuguese jenipapo, from Tupi.