genipap
/ˈdʒɛnɪpæp/
noun
- A tropical American tree (Genipa americana) that produces a large, edible fruit used for drinks, desserts, and traditional dye.
- They harvested genipap fruits to make a sweet, dark juice.
- The genipap tree grows along riverbanks in the Amazon rainforest.
- Indigenous people use the unripe genipap fruit to create a blue-black body paint.
- The fruit of this tree, which is brownish and has a soft, sweet pulp.
- Genipap is often used in jams and ice creams in Brazil.
- She sliced open a ripe genipap and scooped out the flesh with a spoon.
- The genipap fruit tastes a bit like a pear mixed with honey.