genip n 1: tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp [syn: {Spanish lime}, {Spanish lime tree}, {honey berry}, {mamoncillo}, {genip}, {ginep}, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}] 2: round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes [syn: {genip}, {Spanish lime}]
Genip \Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\ 1. Any tree or shrub of the genus {Genipa}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree {Melicocca bijuga}, which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees {Exothea paniculata} and {E. trifoliata}; called also {ginep}. Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, mamoncillo, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ginep \ginep\ n. A tropical American tree ({Melicocca bijuga}) bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp. [Also spelled {genip}.] Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, mamoncillo, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicoccus bijugatus}. [WordNet 1.5]