noun Melicoccus bijugatus; 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. The seeds are edible when roasted.
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SSelfrin12 years ago
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Selfrin
12 years ago
A very sweet fruit. The tree gives fruit once a year. Mostly in April all leaves will fall of. <br /> With the new brenches there will come the flowers and later on the young fruits.<br /> The fruit will be ready to eat in late August. Then it will be at it's best.
Brent9 years ago
Brent
9 years ago
na boo boo this called gunipe.
Guinep , a very sweet fruit wher rip
Zoey5 years ago
Zoey
5 years ago
My grandma has a big tree on our land in Haiti
Angelo4 years ago
Angelo
4 years ago
We have a kenepa tree in our backyard. Love these.
Sylvia3 years ago
Sylvia
3 years ago
I live in Ohio but my mother and father are from Puerto Rico sometimes when they came back from visiting the family there they'd bring some back and omg they are sooooo good wish I could get some here