carissa

noun

ca·​ris·​sa

kəˈrisə

1

capitalized : a large genus of spiny shrubs (family Apocynaceae) found in tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Carissa

3

or less commonly carissa plum -s : the plumlike fruit of a plant of the genus Carissa see natal plum

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