Definitions for ceylon gooseberry
cey·lon goose·ber·ry

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1. ketembilla, kitembilla, kitambilla, ketembilla tree, Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpanoun

   a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India

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1. ceylon gooseberry

   Dovyalis hebecarpa, with common names Ceylon gooseberry, ketembilla, and kitambilla, is a plant in the genus Dovyalis, native to Sri Lanka and southern India. The fruit are often eaten fresh, or made into jam. Some cultivars have been selected for being thornless (making harvesting easier) and for larger fruit. The tropical apricot, or ketcot, is a hybrid between D. hebecarpa and D. abyssinica that was developed in Florida in 1953 and is also cultivated for its fruit.

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1. ceylon gooseberry

   The Ceylon Gooseberry, also known as Ketembilla, is a type of tropical fruit native to Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon. The scientific name is Dovyalis hebecarpa. The fruit is small, round or oval, with a dark purple or black color when ripe, and has a very sour taste when eaten raw, but is often used in jams, jellies, and other preserves. The plant of Ceylon Gooseberry is small, thorny, and evergreen, typically reaching heights of 5 to 6 meters.

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1. Ceylon Gooseberry

   Dovyalis hebecarpa, commonly known as Ceylon gooseberry, Kitembilla or Ketembilla, is a plant in the genus Dovyalis, native to Sri Lanka and southern India. It is a shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall, with sharp, 3–6 cm long stem spines in the leaf axils. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple broad lanceolate, 5–10 cm long and 1–3 cm broad, with an entire or finely toothed margin. The flowers are inconspicuous, solitary or clustered, with no petals. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants, though some female plants are parthenogenetic. The fruit is an edible dark purple globose berry 2–3 cm diameter, very juicy with an acidic flavour, and containing several small seeds. Kitembilla fruit, which taste similar to a gooseberry, are often eaten fresh, or made into jam. Some cultivars have been selected for being thornless and larger fruit.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ceylon gooseberry in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ceylon gooseberry in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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