Custard Apple Definition

kustərdapəl
noun
Any of a genus (esp. Annona reticulata) of small trees of this family, grown for their large, edible, heart-shaped fruits.
Webster's New World
The fruit.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • custard apple tree
adjective
Designating a family (Annonaceae, order Magnoliales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs including the papaw, sweetsop, and soursop.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Custard Apple

Noun

Singular:
custard apple
Plural:
custard-apples

Origin of Custard Apple

  • So called because its pulp resembles custard

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Custard Apple Sentence Examples

  • The principal fruit trees are the duri-an, mangosteen, custard-apple, pomegranate,.

  • Among the chief productions of the plains are rice (the staple export of the country); pepper (chiefly from Chantabun); sirih, sago, sugar-cane, coco-nut and betel, Palmyra or sugar and attap palms; many forms of banana and other fruit, such as durian, orange-pommelo, guava, bread-fruit, mango, jack fruit, pine-apple, custard-apple and mangosteen.

  • A large variety of fruit is produced, including the tamarind, mango, banana, pine-apple, guava, shaddock, fig, avocado-pear, litchi, custard-apple and the mabolo (Diospyros discolor), a fruit of exquisite flavour, but very disagreeable odour.

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