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otaheite apple
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otaheite apple, [So named from Otaheite , or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.].
The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (Spondias dulcis ), also called vi-apple . It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples. [1913 Webster]
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