jamun
/ˈdʒæmʌn/(亦作jamun tree)
noun
1- a large evergreen Asian tree of the myrtle family, which yields edible fruit, tanbark, and fuelwood黑墨树, 乌木, 海南蒲桃。
1.1
- Syzygium cumini, family Myrtaceae.拉丁名Syzygium cumini, 桃金娘科。
1.2
- the purplish edible berry of this tree海南蒲桃(此树的紫色可食浆果)。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Hindi jāmun.