Category:Otaheite apple

O`ta*hei"te ap"ple. Etym: [so named from otaheite, or tahiti, one of The society islands.] (bot.) (a) 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. (b) a west indian name for a myrtaceous tree (jambosa malaccensis) Which bears crimson berries.