soursop
Americannoun
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the large, dark-green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family.
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the tree itself.
noun
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a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, having large spiny fruit: family Annonaceae
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the fruit of this tree, which has a tart edible pulp Compare sweetsop
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A full kitchen awaited, filled with produce they had grown in their own yard: coconut, sweet peppers, plantains, bay leaves, breadfruit, soursop and more.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
The couple set up the farm six years ago, largely growing fruit and vegetables including lemons, bananas and soursop.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2022
A thin man brushed flies from a rotting slice of soursop.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
Expect stellar, rare fruits not typically found in supermarkets in the U.S., and a friend with a newfound soursop obsession.
From Fox News ● Jul. 18, 2021
The colors of his face, the colors of condensed milk and a cut-open soursop, had not tanned at all in the fierce heat of seven Nigerian harmattans.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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