elephant apple

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elephant apple

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Compound of elephant + apple.

Limonia acidissima: due to the skin of the fruit being akin to the skin of elephants.

noun elephant apples

otenga (Dillenia indica)
katmon (Dillenia philippinensis)
wood apple, a citrus relative (Limonia acidissima)
bael, another citrus relative (Aegle marmelos)

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@misc{elephant_apple_2026,
  title = {elephant apple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elephant%20apple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}