# capulin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A tropical American tree (Trema micrantha), the bark of which yields a strong fiber
3. A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
4. A Mexican timber tree (Condalia obovata) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye.
5. A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura, sole species of Muntingia).

## Etymology
From Spanish capulín, from Classical Nahuatl capolin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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