English words for 'curry tree'
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noun
noun
- The fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.
- Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, cherry.
- rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
- acid cherries used for pies and preserves
- Australian tree with sour red fruit
noun
- annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
- aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
- The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
- Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
noun
- East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- The large fruit from this tree.
- A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
noun
- A soursop (Annona muricata; fruit and tree);
- A sugar apple (Annona squamosa);
- A pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
- A cherimoya (Annona cherimola).
- A bullock's heart (Annona reticulata);
- the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp
- any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
noun
- shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
- large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
- A dark red or orange-red colour, like that of the pulp or skin of a pomegranate fruit.
- The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.
- The shrub or small tree that bears the fruit.
adj
noun
- Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.
- (countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
- a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
- a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
adj
- (generally proscribed by Malays and Malaysians) Of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
- Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
- In, of or otherwise relating to the languages spoken by Malays.
- of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
name
- A municipality of Aklan, Philippines.
- (strict sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, excluding the national standard known as Indonesian.
- (broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.
noun
- a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
- maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves
- Any plant of species Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
- Edible fruit of such plant.
noun
- The fruit of the mango tree.
- A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.
- Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
- A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
- A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.
- A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
- (in the plural, slang) The breasts.
- large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
- large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
verb
noun
noun
noun
- tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
- spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
- a cigarette containing cubeb
- A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.
- One of the berries of this plant, used as a condiment.
noun
- (cooking) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
- Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
- A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
- A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).
- Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
- (botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
- large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
- long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
noun
- Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
- Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
- Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
- Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
- A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
- Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
- poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
- Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
- Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
- (chiefly British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
- Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
- Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
- Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
- currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
- spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
noun
- Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum).
- Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as Houttuynia cordata.
- wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
- evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
noun
- southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
- large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
- The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
- The tree which produces this fruit.
noun
- Curry powder.
- One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
- A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.
- (incel slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of South Asian heritage.
- (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
verb
- (transitive) To cook or season with curry powder.
- (transitive) To beat, thrash; to drub.
- (transitive, computing) To perform currying upon.
- (transitive) To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
- (transitive, figurative) To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.
- (transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
- give a neat appearance to
- season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
- treat by incorporating fat
noun
- tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
- huge fruit native to southeastern Asia ‘smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven’; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
- The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
- Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
- (uncountable) A deep, rich yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow).
noun
noun
- The fruit of these trees, often used for cooking.
- Species of Prunus subg. Cerasus, (cherries), native to much of Europe and southwest Asia, especially, Prunus cerasus, Prunus pseudocerasus, and Prunus cerasoides.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sour, cherry.
- rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit
- acid cherries used for pies and preserves
- Australian tree with sour red fruit
noun
- annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
- aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
- The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
- Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
noun
- East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- The large fruit from this tree.
- A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
noun
- A soursop (Annona muricata; fruit and tree);
- A sugar apple (Annona squamosa);
- A pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
- A cherimoya (Annona cherimola).
- A bullock's heart (Annona reticulata);
- the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp
- any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
noun
- shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit
- large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
- A dark red or orange-red colour, like that of the pulp or skin of a pomegranate fruit.
- The fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart.
- The shrub or small tree that bears the fruit.
adj
noun
- Type of mild curry made with yoghurt and fruit, usually pineapple or lychee.
- (countable) A person of Malay ancestry, referring to a diverse group of Austronesian peoples inhabiting the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in Southeast Asia.
- a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages
- a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
adj
- (generally proscribed by Malays and Malaysians) Of or related to Malaysia, its people and/or culture.
- Of or relating to the Malays, a people living in Brunei, on the eastern coast of Sumatra, the islands of Bangka and Belitung, the Riau archipelago and the coastal areas of Kalimantan in Indonesia, in most of Malaysia (states where they are politically dominant), in Singapore and in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
- In, of or otherwise relating to the languages spoken by Malays.
- of or relating to or characteristic of the people or language of Malaysia and the northern Malay Peninsula and parts of the western Malay Archipelago
name
- A municipality of Aklan, Philippines.
- (strict sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, excluding the national standard known as Indonesian.
- (broad sense) The Malay language, an Austronesian language spoken by most Malay people and by others where it is an official language, including under the name Indonesian.
noun
- a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
- maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves
- Any plant of species Dovyalis hebecarpa, native to Sri Lanka and southern India.
- Edible fruit of such plant.
noun
- The fruit of the mango tree.
- A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.
- Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
- A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
- A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.
- A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
- (in the plural, slang) The breasts.
- large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
- large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
verb
noun
noun
noun
- tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
- spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
- a cigarette containing cubeb
- A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.
- One of the berries of this plant, used as a condiment.
noun
- (cooking) The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
- Garcinia gummi-gutta, Malabar tamarind, native to Indonesia.
- A velvet tamarind (Dialium spp.).
- A dark brown color, like that of tamarind pulp (also called tamarind brown).
- Diploglottis australis, native tamarind, a rainforest tree of Eastern Australia.
- (botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
- large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
- long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
noun
- Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), emblic, amla.
- Ceylon gooseberry, a species of Dovyalis native to Sri Lanka and southern India
- Barbados gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata), an unusual cactus
- Any other plant or fruit in the subgenus Grossularia, distinguished from currants by bearing spines, including Ribes hirtellum (American gooseberry).
- A fruit of species Ribes uva-crispa, related to the currant.
- Chinese gooseberry or kiwifruit, the edible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia
- Long Key locustberry or shiny locustberry (Byrsonima lucida)
- poison gooseberry (Withania somnifera)
- Katuk (Sauropus androgynus), a shrub grown in some tropical regions as a leaf vegetable
- Jamaican gooseberry tree (Phyllanthus acuminatus), a herb-like plant
- (chiefly British) An additional person who is neither necessary nor wanted in a given situation.
- Physalis angulata, also called balloon cherry and cutleaf groundcherry
- Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
- Otaheite gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus)
- currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies
- spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
noun
- Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum).
- Any of various plants with heart-shaped leaves, such as Houttuynia cordata.
- wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama
- evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-grey heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina
noun
- southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
- large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
- The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
- The tree which produces this fruit.
noun
- Curry powder.
- One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavored by a spiced sauce.
- A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavored with curry powder.
- (incel slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A person of South Asian heritage.
- (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice
verb
- (transitive) To cook or season with curry powder.
- (transitive) To beat, thrash; to drub.
- (transitive, computing) To perform currying upon.
- (transitive) To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
- (transitive, figurative) To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering.
- (transitive) To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb.
- give a neat appearance to
- season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
- treat by incorporating fat
noun
- tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
- huge fruit native to southeastern Asia ‘smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven’; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
- The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
- Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
- (uncountable) A deep, rich yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow).
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