custard apple

Definitions

1. Any of several tropical fruits in the genus Annona:
2. A bullock's heart (Annona reticulata);
3. A soursop (Annona muricata; fruit and tree);
4. A sugar apple (Annona squamosa);
5. A cherimoya (Annona cherimola).
6. A pawpaw (Asimina triloba).

Equivalents

Examples

“If you’ve ever sampled an American custard apple, a prairie banana or a hillbilly mango, then you’ve eaten a pawpaw.”

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