Meaning of mountain apple | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The Malay apple or pommerac (Syzygium malaccense).
   Hawaii, especially
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mountain, apple.

Examples

“The mountain apple juice is mouthwateringly delicious.”

“Fresh breezes sweep⟳ down the mountains, laden with the perfumes of the orange, the banana, pine-apple, and mountain apple trees […]”

“The mountain apple is very refreshing to eat⟳ because of the large amount of water present⟳ and the delicate flavor. It is most frequently eaten out of hand, but may be cut⟳ up and used in salads and cocktails.”

“Mountain apple, or ʻōhi'a ʻai, was one of the twenty-four “canoe plants” brought to Hawaiʻi by Polynesian voyagers over 1,500 years ago.”

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