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noun
the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within.
the tree itself.
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Origin of star apple
First recorded in 1675–85
Words nearby star apple
staple gun, stapler, stapling, star, star anise, star apple, Stara Zagora, starboard, starburst, Star Carr, starch
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How to use star apple in a sentence
The star-apple is so called because when cut through transversely its centre presents the figure of a star.
Due South or Cuba Past and Present|Maturin M. BallouSeemann1415 saw the star apple wild in several places in the Isthmus of Panama.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De CandolleThe star apple is so called because, when cut in half, a star appears in the centre.
Industrial Cuba|Robert P. PorterStar-apple, chrysophyllum cainito, belongs to the monogynia order, and petandria class of plants.
British Dictionary definitions for star apple
star-apple
noun
a West Indian sapotaceous tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, with smooth-skinned edible greenish-purple fruit
the fruit of this tree which, when cut across, reveals a star-shaped arrangement of seeds
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