melancia-da-praia

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “watermelon of the beach”, due to the unripe fruit’s similarity to a melon.

Noun

melancia-da-praia f (plural melancias-da-praia)

  1. A plant in the genus Solanum:
    1. Solanum agrarium
      Synonyms: gogoia, babá, bambão, canapu
    2. cockroach berry (Solanum capsicoides)
      Synonym: gogoia
    3. Dutch eggplant (Solanum aculeatissimum)
      Synonyms: babá, arrebenta-boi, arrebenta-cavalo, juá-bravo, mata-cavalo
    4. purple devil (Solanum atropurpureum)
      Synonyms: arrebenta-boi, arrebenta-cavalo, juá-mirim
    5. Solanum ambrosiacum
      Synonym: juá-amarelo

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