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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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