bognay
English: Translation
bignay; bignay tree; bignay fruit
Filipino: Translation
bignay; bugnay
English: Definition
A native fruit-bearing tree and its small, edible fruit. The fruits grow in long, hanging clusters and ripen unevenly from green to red, dark purple, or nearly black. Ripe fruits are eaten fresh and may also be processed into juice, jam, jelly, vinegar, or fruit wine.
Part of Speech
noun
Scientific Name
Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng.
Notes
Semantic Note
The headword may refer either to:
- the bognay tree, or
- its clustered bognay fruits.
Disambiguation
Bognay is not balaigang or lumboy.
- bognay — Antidesma bunius; numerous small fruits borne in long, grape-like clusters
- balaigang — Syzygium curranii; the wild, round forest fruit also called lipote or igot
- lumboy — Syzygium cumini; the larger, usually oblong fruit commonly called duhat
Cultural and Usage Note
Because bognay fruits on the same cluster ripen at different times, a single bunch may display several colors. Their flavor ranges from sour and astringent when unripe to sweeter when fully ripe. The species identification is supported by the University of Santo Tomas Plant Database and Singapore NParks.Immature bignay fruits are white that gradually turn red, then dark purple, and almost black as they ripen. A bunch of bignays can have a multitude of colors. In terms of taste, it is sweet-tart similar to cranberries.