soursop

soursop
/soweur"sop', sow"euhr-/, n.
1. the large, dark-green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family.
2. the tree itself. Also called guanabana.
[1660-70; SOUR + SOP]

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▪ plant
(Annona muricata)  also called  guanabana 
 tree of the family Annonaceae (order Magnoliales) that produces an edible fruit 20 cm (8 inches) long and weighing up to 4.5 kg (10 pounds). Native to the American tropics, the tree has been widely introduced in the Old World tropics. Reaching about 8 metres (26 feet), it has broad-ended, oval evergreen leaves about 12.7 cm long. The fruits are oval, spiny, green-skinned, and aromatic. The fibrous white flesh, which combines the flavours of mango and pineapple, is strained to make custards, ice creams, and drinks. See also custard apple.

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  • soursop tree — noun small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit • Syn: ↑soursop, ↑prickly custard apple, ↑Annona muricata • Hypernyms: ↑custard apple, ↑custard apple tree • Part Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • soursop — noun Date: 1667 a small tropical American tree (Annona muricata) of the custard apple family that has spicy odoriferous leaves; also its large edible fruit that has fleshy spines and a slightly acid fibrous pulp …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • soursop — noun ˈsaʊərˌsɒp a) A small Brazilian evergreen tree, having large, spiny, yellow green fruit. b) The tart fruit of this tree. Syn: guanabana …   Wiktionary

  • Soursop — Annona (E) …   EthnoBotanical Dictionary

  • soursop — noun 1》 a large acidic custard apple with white fibrous flesh. 2》 the evergreen tropical American tree which bears soursops. [Annona muricata.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • soursop — sour•sop [[t]ˈsaʊərˌsɒp, ˈsaʊ ər [/t]] n. 1) pln the large, dark green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family 2) pln the tree itself • Etymology: 1660–70 …   From formal English to slang

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