capulin

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Synonyms: caplin, capelin, chapulin

Antonyms: caplin, capelin, chapulin

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Noun

1. The {{vern|Mexican cherry}} ({{taxlink|Prunus serotina subsp. capuli|subspecies}}, once {{taxlink|Prunus capollin|species}}) and {{taxlink|Prunus capuli|species}}, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
2. A tropical American tree ({{taxlink|Trema micrantha|species}}), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
3. A [[groundcherry]] (any of most species of ''[[Physalis]]'').
4. A Mexican timber tree ({{taxlink|Condalia obovata|species}}) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
5. A [[calabur tree]] ({{taxfmt|Muntingia calabura|species}}, sole species of {{taxfmt|Muntingia|genus}}).

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