noun
vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
• Syn: ↑kei apple bush, ↑Dovyalis caffra
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dovyalis, ↑genus Dovyalis
• Part Meronyms: ↑kai apple
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\\ˈkā-, ˈkī-, ˈkəi-\ nounUsage: usually capitalized K
1. : the edible fruit of a southern African shrub (Dovyalis caffra) of the family Flacourtiaceae that is shaped like a small apple and is used for pickles and preserves
2. : the shrub that bears the Kei apple
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Kei apple «ky»,
1. a bushy, thorny tree native to South Africa that bears yellow fruit resembling small apples.
2. the fruit of this tree, used for jam and jelly.
╂[< the Kei river, in South Africa]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.