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soursop
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun soursop has 2 senses
- soursop(n = noun.plant) annona muricata, prickly custard apple, soursop tree - small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit; Array has parts: guanabana, soursop
- soursop(n = noun.food) guanabana - large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples; Array is a kind of custard apple
is a kind of custard apple, custard apple tree
is a part of annona muricata, prickly custard apple, soursop, soursop tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
soursop, n.
The large succulent and slightly acid fruit of a small tree (Anona muricata ) of the West Indies; also, the tree itself. It is closely allied to the custard apple. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
soursop, n.
1 a W. Indian evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
2 the large succulent fruit of this tree.
1 a W. Indian evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
2 the large succulent fruit of this tree.
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