JAMBOSA

(Lat.), n. f. Ja2m(ya3m)-bo'sa3. Fr., jambosier. Ger., Jambitee. A genus of the Myrtacece, separated from Eugenia. [B, 19, 173, 180 (a, 35).] J. aquea. A species found in the East Indies and the Moluccas. The insipid watery fruits are eaten to quench thirst. The bark is used like that of J. vulgar is. [B, 180 (o, 35).] J. dens i flora. A species the fruit of which is edible. [B, 123 (a. 35).] J. domestic a. Fr., jambosier domestique. In the East indies and Molucca Islands, a species with fruits of a rosaceous odor and pleasant taste. The bark is used like that of J. vulgar is. [B, 180 (a. 35).] J. malaccensis. See EUGENIA malaccensis. J. vulgar is. Fr., jambosier domestique, jamerose. jambose, jamerosier, jamrosade, jamberosade, jamrose. Ger., gemeine Jambuse, Rosenapfel-Jambuse. The rose-apple, or gulab-jamun, of the East Indies, widely cultivated for its fruit, which, though somewhat smaller, has the flavor of a ripe apricot. A very fine rose-water is distilled from it. The leaves and bark are astringent, the fruit and withered flowers are used as a febrifuge, and the seeds, which are aromatic, are used in diarrhoea and dysentery. [B, 19, 172, 173, 180 (a, 35).] [s. 509]