custard-apple family

Thân thiện

The custard-apple family includes trees that produce sweet, edible fruits.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A taxonomic family of flowering plants: The custard-apple family is a botanical family of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs, known scientifically as Annonaceae. It includes plants that bear fleshy, often edible fruit.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The soursop and the cherimoya are both members of the custard-apple family.
  • Botanists study the diverse species within the custard-apple family.

Advanced Usage

• "belong to the custard-apple family": to be classified within this specific plant family.
  • This rare tropical tree is now confirmed to belong to the custard-apple family.

Variants and Related Words

• Annonaceae (n): The scientific Latin name for the custard-apple family.
  • Annonaceae is a large family of aromatic flowering plants.

Synonyms

• Annonaceae: The scientific synonym.
• Soursop family: An informal name sometimes used, derived from one of its well-known members.

Học thuật

Noun

1. chiefly tropical trees or shrubs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Annonaceae
• family Annonaceae