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jambos

American

[jam-bos, -bohs] / ˈdʒæm bɒs, -boʊs /

noun

rose apple.

Etymology

Origin of jambos

< New Latin, variant of jambosa < English jamb ( o ) rose apple (< Hindi jambu, jambū < Sanskrit ) + Latin ( r ) osa rose ¹

Example Sentences

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We got some wretched wild fruit like that called "jambos" in India, and at midday reached the village of Chafunga.

From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by Waller, Horace

I had been at great pains to bring living plants from Timor, in six tubs, which contained jacks, nancas, karambolas, namnams, jambos, and three thriving breadfruit plants.

From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by Bligh, William

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