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POND-APPLE TREE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pond-apple tree mean?
• POND-APPLE TREE (noun)
The noun POND-APPLE TREE has 1 sense:
1. small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock
Familiarity information: POND-APPLE TREE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Annona glabra; pond-apple tree; pond apple
Hypernyms ("pond-apple tree" is a kind of...):
custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)
Meronyms (parts of "pond-apple tree"):
pond apple (ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh; related to custard apples)
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