capulin

English

Etymology

From Spanish capulín, from Classical Nahuatl capolin.

Noun

capulin (plural capulins)

1. The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
2. A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
3. A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
4. A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
5. A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).

References

• “capulin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Amecameca): capolin

Noun

capulin

1. capulin