Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An evergreen tree or shrub, Anona squamosa, native in tropical America, cultivated and naturalized in hot climates elsewhere; also, its fruit, which consists of a thick rind with projecting scales, containing a sweet pulp. In India called custard-apple, a name properly belonging to A. reticulata. Also sweet-apple.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A kind of custard apple (Anona squamosa). See under custard.
WordNet 3.0
- n. sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
- n. tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
Examples
“-- The sweet-sop, a native of the Malay Islands, where it is grown for its fruits.”
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture
“The former were the custard-apple or sweet-sop (_Annona squamosa_), the sour-sop (_A. muricata_), the Madeiran”
To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I
“Margareta or at Cumana: the chirimoya (very different from the custard-apple and sweet-sop of the West India Islands) at Loxa in Peru; the grenadilla, or parcha, at Caracas; and the pine-apple at Esmeralda, or in the island of Cuba.”
“Cumana: the chirimoya (very different from the custard-apple and sweet-sop of the West India Islands) at Loxa in Peru; the grenadilla, or parcha, at Caracas; and the pine-apple at Esmeralda, or in the island of Cuba.”
“There are, however, several kinds of fruit besides those which have been already mentioned; particularly the sweet-sop, which is well known to the West Indians, and a small oval fruit, called the _blimbi_, both of which grow upon trees.”
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13
“a friar: from the Spanish amo, master. amores-secos: "Barren loves," a low-growing weed whose small, angular pods adhere to clothing. andas: A platform with handles, on which an image is borne in a procession. asuang: A malignant devil reputed to feed upon human flesh, being especially fond of new-born babes. até: The sweet-sop.”
“There are no fruit on this one here, won’t be until August— Annona squamosa, sweet-sop or custard apple, seedless Brazilian variety.”
“I mean to walk up to Briton's Mead, and give Edward Benden a sweet-sop to his supper.”
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chained_bear usage note on cream-fruit Mar 17, 2008