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sweetsop

American  
[sweet-sop] / ˈswitˌsɒp /

noun

  1. a sweet, pulpy fruit having a thin, tuberculate rind, borne by a tropical American tree or shrub, Annona squamosa, of the annona family.

  2. the tree or shrub.

sweetsop British  
/ ˈswiːtˌsɒp /

noun

  1. a small West Indian tree, Annona squamosa, having yellowish-green fruit: family Annonaceae

  2. the fruit of this tree, which has a sweet edible pulp

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Etymology

Origin of sweetsop

First recorded in 1690–1700; sweet + sop

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But there are also illustrations of fruits I’ve never heard of: chayote, sweetsop, cherimoya, sapodilla, passiflora and mammee apple.

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2021

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