Otaheite apple
Americannoun
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a Society Islands tree, Spondias cytherea, of the cashew family, having whitish flowers and yellow, edible, plumlike fruit.
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the fruit itself.
Etymology
Origin of Otaheite apple
First recorded in 1855–60
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Also some Avees, which are the real Otaheite apple; but they were not yet in season.
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 William Bligh
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