cherimoya

American  

[cher-uh-moi-uh] / ˌtʃɛr əˈmɔɪ ə /

Rarely cherimoyer

noun

1. a tropical American tree, Annona cherimola, having leaves with velvety, hairy undersides and yellow-to-brown fragrant flowers.

2. the large, edible fruit of this tree, having leathery, scalelike skin and soft pulp.

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Etymology

Origin of cherimoya

First recorded in 1730–40; from Latin American Spanish chirimoya, name of the fruit; of uncertain origin; alleged analysis as Quechua chiri “cold” + muyu “wheel, circle” is probably spurious

Example Sentences

The squash, cherimoya and mamey incongruously piled in the lower right corner recall the “strange fruit” of the mournful Abel Meeropol lynching song.

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He went from standard citrus, apricot and avocado to a more exotic collection, adding finger limes, valentine pummelos, jaboticaba, cherimoya and pawpaw.

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In 2003, Acevedo poured most of his retirement money into buying the avocado orchard where he also grows a smattering of other fruit such as mandarins, cherimoya and pomegranates.

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The farm also grows ice cream beans, persimmons, pomegranates, passion fruit, dragon fruit, cherimoyas and caviar limes in soil that has become more fertile from the biodiversity of crops.

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“He grew passion fruit and pineapple guava and cherimoya, and he was always looking for seeds people brought in from Mexico, especially chiles,” Ramirez said of his father.

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