Calabura (Noun)
Meaning
A fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The calabura tree provided shade for villagers as they gathered its ripe fruit in large baskets.
- Farmers grew calabura in their backyard due to its potential uses for food and construction materials.
- One use of calabura bark was in rope production due to the silky fiber it yielded.
- Native communities often used calabura wood in making musical instruments and other crafts.
- People hung dried calabura fruit from doorways to attract birds and decorate homes for festivals and special occasions.