chirimoya

[ chir-uh-moi-uh ]

noun

1. cherimoya.

Example Sentences

In Lima the Chirimoya is comparatively small, often only the size of an orange.

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The chirimoya is not so generally cultivated in the colonies as the preceding species, although the fruit is excellent.

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Of the same family as the chirimoya is the guanabana (Anona muricata), or sour sop, an unattractive name for so delicious a fruit.

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All the houses are surrounded by fruit trees—orange, lemon, lime, ahuacate and chirimoya.

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For these three minutes I have been standing close by you, with this freshly gathered chirimoya, and you took no notice of me.

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