SOURSOP

soursop, guanabana

(noun) large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples

soursop, prickly custard apple, soursop tree, Annona muricata

(noun) small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

soursop (plural soursops)

A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.

The tart, spiny, yellow-green fruit of this tree.

Synonyms

• (tree, fruit) guanabana

Hypernyms

• custard apple (tree of the genus Annona)

Anagrams

• sporous

Source: Wiktionary


Sour"sop`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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