|käpə|lēn noun
also ca·pu·li -lē ; or ca·po·lin -pə|lēn
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish capulín, capulí, from Nahuatl capulin
1. : a Mexican tree ( Prunus capuli ) that is sometimes considered to be a form of black cherry ( P. serotina ) and 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 ground cherry ( Physalis pubescens )
4. : a Mexican timber tree ( Condalia obovata ) whose hard wood furnishes a blue dye
5. : calabur tree