rose apple

American  

noun

1. any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.

2. the fragrant fruit of any of these trees, used in making jellies and confections.

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rose apple British  

noun

1. an ornamental myrtaceous tree, Syzygium jambos , of the East Indies, cultivated in the tropics for its edible fruit

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Etymology

Origin of rose apple

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

The insects feed upon ash, lilac, privet and jasmine leaves, and are found more rarely on elder, rose, apple and poplar trees.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

The remainder I placed with less ceremony, over mulberry, elm, maple, wild cherry, grape, rose, apple, and pear, around the Cabin, and gave the ones kept in confinement the same diet.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene

This same pattern is used for many different flowers—the wild rose, apple blossom, sweet pea, and for foliage.

From Make Your Own Hats by Martin, Gene Allen

Answer:—the Hagebutte; i.e. the rose apple, fruit of the rose tree.

From A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music by Krehbiel, Henry Edward

Among other fruit-trees we observe the feathery tamarind, orange, lime, alligator-pear, citron-fig, date, and rose apple.

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Ballou, Maturin Murray