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BULLOCK'S HEART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bullock's heart mean?
• BULLOCK'S HEART (noun)
The noun BULLOCK'S HEART has 2 senses:
1. small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
2. large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp
Familiarity information: BULLOCK'S HEART used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Annona reticulata; bullock's heart; bullock's heart tree; bullock heart
Hypernyms ("bullock's heart" is a kind of...):
custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)
Meronyms (parts of "bullock's heart"):
bullock's heart; Jamaica apple (large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
bullock's heart; Jamaica apple
Hypernyms ("bullock's heart" is a kind of...):
custard apple (the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp)
Holonyms ("bullock's heart" is a part of...):
Annona reticulata; bullock's heart; bullock's heart tree; bullock heart (small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit)
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