custard apple en · NOUN
Etymology
From the fancied resemblance of the fruit's flesh to custard.
Meanings
- Any of several tropical fruits in the genus Annona: ▸ A bullock's heart (Annona reticulata);
- Any of several tropical fruits in the genus Annona: ▸ A soursop (Annona muricata; fruit and tree);
- Any of several tropical fruits in the genus Annona: ▸ A sugar apple (Annona squamosa);
- Any of several tropical fruits in the genus Annona: ▸ A cherimoya (Annona cherimola).
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A pawpaw (fruit of Asimina triloba).
If you’ve ever sampled an American custard apple, a prairie banana or a hillbilly mango, then you’ve eaten a pawpaw.
2023 September 29, Molly Fitzpatrick, “He’s the Pawpaw King of Brooklyn. (What’s a Pawpaw?)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| custard apples | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prickly custard apple · wild custard apple · African custard apple
Translations (1)
cs láhevník (any of several tropical fruits in the genus Annona)