kei-apple

[ kahy-ap-uhl ]

noun

1. a thorny shrub or small tree, Dovyalis caffra, of southern Africa, having round, yellow, juicy-pulped, cranberry-flavored fruit that is edible only when cooked.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kei-apple¹

1855–60; named after Great Kei, river in Cape Province, South Africa

Example Sentences

But while she sat at her window with her writing materials on her knee she saw Sinclair approaching from the direction of the garden beyond the kei-apple hedge.

From Project Gutenberg

Left alone in her room, Esmé crossed to the open window and stood looking out upon the wild bit of garden with its kei-apple hedge and the small vley quite close to the window.

From Project Gutenberg