Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical American evergreen tree (Annona muricata) widely cultivated for its spiny, yellow-green fruit with tart edible pulp.
- noun The fruit of this tree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
Anona . - noun A cross or crabbed person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The large succulent and slightly acid fruit of a small tree (
Anona muricata ) of the West Indies; also, the tree itself. It is closely allied to the custard apple.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several small
tropical evergreen trees , genusAnnona . - noun The
tart ,spiny ,yellow -green fruit fruit of this tree.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
- noun large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples
Etymologies
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Examples
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With the introduction of fruit it trees such as soursop and star apple, which do not have dense shade-inducing canopies, further diversification of income is brought about.
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Examples are species of Annona (such as soursop), Citrus (such as lemon), Cerbera, and Graptophyllum.
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After surviving initial cravings, eating fresh vegetable and fruits like papaya, mango and soursop, gave me a clearer perspective while navigating through an intense travel and shooting schedule, lost luggage, hotel mishaps, unsavory bug bites and a cast of unforgettable cab drivers.
Chie Davis: Caribbean Holiday Travel-Do's & Don'ts for Female Travelers Chie Davis 2011
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After surviving initial cravings, eating fresh vegetable and fruits like papaya, mango and soursop, gave me a clearer perspective while navigating through an intense travel and shooting schedule, lost luggage, hotel mishaps, unsavory bug bites and a cast of unforgettable cab drivers.
Chie Davis: Caribbean Holiday Travel-Do's & Don'ts for Female Travelers Chie Davis 2011
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Cherimoya (custard apple), guanabana (soursop), mamey (pouteria) and zapote (chocolate pudding fruit) are just a few of the tasty flavors that can be sampled, along with the more familiar mango, coconut, papaya and pineapple.
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After surviving initial cravings, eating fresh vegetable and fruits like papaya, mango and soursop, gave me a clearer perspective while navigating through an intense travel and shooting schedule, lost luggage, hotel mishaps, unsavory bug bites and a cast of unforgettable cab drivers.
Chie Davis: Caribbean Holiday Travel-Do's & Don'ts for Female Travelers Chie Davis 2011
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Then, if mid-afternoon hunger pangs strike, top up with an ice-cream at Camana Bay, or head to Farmers' Market for a slab of rich cake or a refreshing tropical fruit such as pineapple or soursop similar to pawpaw.
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Cherimoya (custard apple), guanabana (soursop), mamey (pouteria) and zapote (chocolate pudding fruit) are just a few of the tasty flavors that can be sampled, along with the more familiar mango, coconut, papaya and pineapple.
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(We tried the local fruit, soursop, but it tastes pretty much like its name.)
Antigua's New Relaxation Machine Laura Landro 2010
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(We tried the local fruit, soursop, but it tastes pretty much like its name.)
Antigua's New Relaxation Machine Laura Landro 2010
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