capulin

IPA: kɑpˈuɫɪn

The Mexican cherry (Prunus serotina subsp. capuli, once Prunus capollin) and Prunus capuli, that yields a sap used in native remedies and has edible cherries of which the kernels of the pits furnish a flour.
A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).

Examples of "capulin" in Sentences

Capulin is a regional word for chokecherry.
At times, the Capulin served as the main food group for the Spanish.
The tree of the Capulin grows in a subtropical to subtemperate climate.
The Capulin can also be made into an alcoholic beverage by fermenting it.
The Capulin is little known in eastern South America and elsewhere in the world.
Nothing in all the world is quite as good as sitting in a home in small town Veracruz having an impromptu jam session and drinking capulin homebrew.