jaboncillo | (noun) evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americans | Synonyms: China tree, chinaberry, false dogwood, Sapindus saponaria |
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jabot | (noun) a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt | - |
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jaboticaba | (noun) tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit grown in Brazil | - |
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(noun) small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches | Synonyms: jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora |