Canistel Definition

kănĭ-stĕl
noun
An evergreen tree (Pouteria campechiana) native to Mexico and Central America, having a sweet fruit with the texture of a hard-boiled egg.
American Heritage
The fruit of this tree.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • Pouteria campechiana nervosa
  • canistel tree
  • eggfruit

Other Word Forms of Canistel

Noun

Singular:
canistel
Plural:
canistels

Origin of Canistel

  • American Spanish from dialectal variant of Spanish canastillo small basket from Latin canistellum diminutive of canistrum basket canister

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

LELTEL

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canistel

Words Starting With C and Ending With L

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