bullock's-heart
noun
the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
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bullock's-heart
American
[bool-uhks-hahrt]
/ ˈbʊl əksˌhɑrt /
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bullock heart
noun
bullock's heart
British
noun
Etymology
Origin of bullock's-heart
First recorded in 1865–70; so called from its size, color, and shape
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A bullock's heart is very profitable to use as a steak.
From The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Francis Child
Calf's or bullock's heart are both dressed in the same way.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
The mushroom on which he is perched is unfortunate in shape and colour; it is too near the semblance of a bullock's heart.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 by Various
We had sprats and herrings, a bullock's heart, a baked shoulder of mutton and potatoes, pig's-fry and Irish stew.
From Men's Wives by William Makepeace Thackeray
The genus produces other edible fruits, as the common custard-apple or bullock's heart, from A. reticulāta, and the cherimoyer of Peru, from A. Cherimolia.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
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