custard-apple

A ripe custard-apple sits on a wooden kitchen table.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A tropical fruit: "custard-apple" refers to the fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Annona, especially Annona reticulata, having a soft, pulpy, sweet flesh that resembles custard in texture.
   • The tree bearing this fruit: "custard-apple" can also denote the tree itself that produces such fruit.

Usage Examples

• (The fruit from the custard-apple tree.)
• (The tree itself.)

Advanced Usage

• "custard-apple family": refers to the plant family Annonaceae, which includes related species like soursop and sugar apple.
  • The custard-apple family includes many tropical fruits with similar creamy textures.

Variants and Related Words

• Custard apple (n): a common alternative spelling without the hyphen, referring to the same fruit or tree.
  • She made a smoothie from custard apple pulp. (The same fruit.)
• Bullock's heart (n): a regional name for , one species of custard-apple.
  • In some countries, the custard-apple is called bullock's heart due to its shape.

Synonyms

• Sugar apple: the fruit of , a closely related species often confused with custard-apple.
• Sweetsop: another name for sugar apple, sometimes used interchangeably with custard-apple in informal contexts.

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