chenet Synonyms
Another word for chenet
• noun (Context 1)
An ornamental metal stand or andiron, often made of gilt bronze and used in pairs on a hearth to support burning logs in a fireplace.
"The antique marble mantelpiece was complemented by a pair of eighteenth-century gilt-bronze chenets."
• noun (Context 2)
The small, round, green-skinned edible fruit of the tropical tree Melicoccus bijugatus (also known as the mamoncillo, quenepa, or Spanish lime), native to northern South America and widely cultivated in the Caribbean, having a translucent, tangy-sweet salmon-colored pulp surrounding a large seed.
"Street vendors in Trinidad sell bunches of fresh chenets throughout the summer harvest season."
• noun (Context 3)
The tropical fruit tree Melicoccus bijugatus of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae), native to northern South America and cultivated across the Caribbean for its clusters of green-skinned fruit.
"The tall mamoncillo in the courtyard provided ample shade and abundant clusters of fruit every July."