shipova
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Noun
shipova (plural shipovas)
- A sweet edible fruit, a hybrid of the European pear (Pyrus communis) and the common whitebeam (Sorbus aria).
- 2009 May 21, Anne Raver, “From Novel Fruits, a Lush Landscape”, in New York Times:
- His latest book, “Landscaping With Fruit” (Storey, 2009), dives into the world of the little-known lingonberry, clove currant, maypop, shipova, hardy kiwi and other fruits that are easy to grow, he says, and as delicious as they are ornamental.
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