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atemoya

American  
[ah-tuh-moi-uh] / ˌɑ təˈmɔɪ ə /

noun

  1. a tropical tree of the Philippines that is a hybrid of the cherimoya and sweetsop.

  2. the pinecone- or heart-shaped fruit of this tree, having a sweet, edible, white pulp.

Etymology

Origin of atemoya

1910–15; < Tagalog and Philippine English ate sweetsop + (cheri)moya ( def. )

Example Sentences

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A walk around the garden is a lesson in the diversity of things that can thrive in this climate: tiny turkey figs, knobby atemoya, towering banana trees.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2010

In words and pictures she tells readers how to identify, buy, store, clean and prepare jicama, atemoya, daikon, nopales and calabaza, among dozens of others.

From Time Magazine Archive

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