Bi*lim"bi (?), Bi*lim"bing (?), n. [Malay.]

The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa, of the Oxalideae or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases.

[Written also blimbi and blimbing.]

 

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