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noun
A tree native to Florida and throughout the New World tropics, Annona glabra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The edible fruit of this tree.
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noun
ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh; related to custard apples
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: custard apple
noun
small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pond-apple tree, Annona glabra
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Broader terms: custard apple, custard apple tree
History
So called because it grows in a watery swamp environment.
