kitembilla
or kit·am·bil·la
[ kit-uh m-bil-uh ]
/ ˌkɪt əmˈbɪl ə /
noun
a shrub or small tree, Dovyalis hebecarpa, of India and Sri Lanka, having velvety, maroon-purple fruit.
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Also called Ceylon gooseberry.
Origin of kitembilla
From the Sinhalese word kätämbilla
Words nearby kitembilla
kite fighting, kite flying, kite winder, kiteflying, kitemark, kitembilla, kitenge, kitesurfing, kith, kith and kin, kithara
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