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stinging nettle
Any of several species of stinging nettle plants. Contact with human skin causes great discomfort.
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Jamaica
stinkin toe
Hymenaea courbaril (Jatobá or Guapinol or Algarrobo) is a tree and fruit common to the Caribbean, Central, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring and decorative purposes. Its sap is utilized in perfumes and varnishes. It is known for its malodourous fruit which has a hard shell protecting edible pulp.
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Jamaica
stringy
A commonly found mango cultivar with fibrous flesh. It is abundant and less highly valued than other mango cultivars.
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Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
US Virgin Islands
sugar apple
An edible round, ovoid, or cone shaped fruit around 6-10 cm in diameter, with a lumpy skin. The skin colour changes from bright green to a pale whitish-green as the fruit ripens. The sweet flesh is white or very pale yellow, and has a custard-like texture. Hard , shiny brownish black seeds are spread throughout the insides.
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Barbados
Bahamas
Belize
Jamaica
St. Vincent
surasee
A variety of bitter melon plant (Momordica charantia). A vine bearing a small bumpy skinned yellow or orange fruit. The leaves are used to make a bitter herbal tea that his regarded for its medicinal and purgative properties
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Jamaica
susumba
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
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Jamaica
sweet cup
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
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Guyana
sweet fig
A banana variety known for small sweet fruit.
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Bahamas
sweet spice
Allspice; The berries, when dried, are frequently used in cooking
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Belize
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
sweetsop
An edible round, ovoid, or cone shaped fruit around 6-10 cm in diameter, with a lumpy skin. The skin colour changes from bright green to a pale whitish-green as the fruit ripens. The sweet flesh is white or very pale yellow, and has a custard-like texture. Hard , shiny brownish black seeds are spread throughout the insides.
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Dominican Republic
tamarindo
Tamarind
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Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
US Virgin Islands
tambran
Tamarind
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Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
tambrin
Tamarind
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St. Kitts & Nevis
US Virgin Islands
tamon
Tamarind
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Bahamas
tampy
Marijuana; Cannabis
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Jamaica
tan pani
An herb used by men to delay ejaculation.
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Trinidad & Tobago
tanko bean
Refers to the fruit of Dipteryx odorata (commonly known as "cumaru" or "kumaru") which is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, that is native to the Orinoco region of northern South America. Its seeds are known as tonka beans. They are black and wrinkled and have a smooth, brown interior. Their fragrance is reminiscent of vanilla, almonds, cinnamon, and cloves.
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Cuba
ti es
Canistel; A bright yellow ovoid fruit with a pointed tip. It is related to the sapodilla and is edible. The flesh tends to be dryer than other sapodillas and the texture is similar to that of a hardboiled egg yolk.
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Jamaica
titi apple
Otaheite apple; Pear shaped fruit with red skin and white flesh. Typically, they contain a single large seed. However, they may occasionally be seedless. The fruit is sweet and is usually eaten raw or used to make drinks.
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Puerto Rico
turkey berry
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
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Bahamas
vegetable egg
Canistel; A bright yellow ovoid fruit with a pointed tip. It is related to the sapodilla and is edible. The flesh tends to be dryer than other sapodillas and the texture is similar to that of a hardboiled egg yolk.
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Barbados
volangere
Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.
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Guyana
water lily
The Victoria Regia water lily. The national flower of Guyana.
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Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
wax apple
A light coloured cultivar of the Malay apple
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Belize
waya
Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is related to the lychee and have tight, thin but rigid skins. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, or sweet pulp of the fruit covering a large seed. The pulp is usually cream or orange coloured.
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US Virgin Islands
weed
Marijuana; Cannabis
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Trinidad & Tobago
west indian cherry
The fruit of a small tree originally from South and Central America. The fruit are green when immature, and turn yellow/red to bright red when mature. The fruit has a tart, sweet flavour and is often eaten raw or used to make drinks.
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Suriname
widara
Ziziphus Mauritania; A small round berry about 3/4 inches in diameter. The fruit is green and turns yellow as it ripens. Ripe fruit may occasionally develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.
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Trinidad & Tobago
wild poinsettia
Warszewiczia coccinea (or Chaconia, Wild Poinsettia and Pride of Trinidad and Tobago) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago because it blooms on 31 August, which coincides with the day that Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Great Britain. It was named Chaconia after Trinidad's last colonial Spanish Governor Don Jose Maria Chacon, who is credited with a vast upgrading of the island and its capital Port of Spain.
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Trinidad & Tobago
yellow star apple
Pouteria caimito, a tropical tree, and its fruit originally from South America. It will grow an average of 33 feet (10 m) high, and can grow as high as 116 feet (35 m) under good conditions. Its fruit’s shape varies from round to oval with a point. When ripe, it has smooth bright yellow skin and will have one to four ovate seeds. The inside of the fruit is translucent and white. It has a creamy and jelly-like texture and with a taste similar to the sapodilla
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