custard apple
Americannoun
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any of several trees of the genus Annona, as the cherimoya.
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any of several other trees, as the pawpaw, Asimina triloba, bearing fruit with soft, edible pulp.
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the fruit of any of these trees.
noun
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a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae
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the large heart-shaped fruit of this tree, which has a fleshy edible pulp
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any of several related trees or fruits, esp the papaw and sweetsop
Etymology
Origin of custard apple
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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"Last year I produced around 20 tonnes. This year, it's about 25 tonnes. There is huge demand for custard apple in India and abroad," he says.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Sandwiched between the tourist-magnet Costa del Sol and the Sierra Nevada range in southern Spain, the ravines where Montes’ custard apple and avocado orchards sit should have plenty of water.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
Ripe cherimoya, also known as custard apple, has the miraculous ability to taste like bananas, pears, pineapples and about six other, equally delicious fruits at the same time.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2019
“You can’t put Che down,” he said, walking among the ripe citrus, avocado and custard apple trees that now fill the ravine where the Argentinian revolutionary fought his last battle.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2017
The fault is not in the custard apple but in the mind.
From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar
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