custard apple

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The fruit of this tree
A tree native to the tropical New World. Scientific name: Annona reticulata
the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
Any of various Annona species of shrubs or small trees of the family Annonaceae, native to the New World tropics and Florida. The family is the largest in the magnolia order and contains approximately 1,100 species of plants in 122 genera. Many species in the family are valuable for their large, pulpy fruits. Others are valued for their timber, and still others as ornamentals. Leaves and wood are often fragrant. The fruit is a berry. The small, tropical American custard apple (Annona reticulata) bears fruits with reddish-yellow, sweetish, custardlike flesh. Other species include the sweetsop (A. squamosa) and the soursop (A. muricata). Bark, leaves, and roots of many species are important in folk medicine
custard apples
plural form of custard apple
custard apple

    Hyphenation

    cus·tard ap·ple

    Turkish pronunciation

    kʌstırd äpıl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkəstərd ˈapəl/ /ˈkʌstɜrd ˈæpəl/

    Etymology

    [ 'k&s-t&rd ] (noun.) circa 1706. Middle English, a kind of pie, alteration of crustarde, crustade, probably from Anglo-French crustade, from Old French crouste crust, from Latin crusta; more at CRUST.
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