clammy cherry
clammy cherry — phrase
1. a West Indian tree called Cordia collococca that can grow quite tall, has soft w
a West Indian tree called Cordia collococca that can grow quite tall, has soft wood, and produces fruit that looks like small cherries.
The field guide labels the glossy tree as clammy cherry.
label the species as clammy cherry
At the Barbados garden, the guide photographed a clammy cherry beside the path.
photographed a clammy cherry in a garden
The botanist noted that clammy cherry bears fruit like small cherries.
Workers carved the soft wood of clammy cherry into simple boxes.
A museum card lists clammy cherry under the name Cordia collococca.
- Cordia collococca
the formal scientific species name used in botanical writing
文法句型
a clammy cherry
clammy cherry fruit
wood from clammy cherry
用法筆記
Mostly seen in plant lists, Caribbean field guides, and botanical writing. Outside specialist contexts, people are more likely to describe the tree or its fruit than to use this exact name.