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PRICKLY CUSTARD APPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prickly custard apple mean? 

PRICKLY CUSTARD APPLE (noun)
  The noun PRICKLY CUSTARD APPLE has 1 sense:

1. small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruitplay

  Familiarity information: PRICKLY CUSTARD APPLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRICKLY CUSTARD APPLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Annona muricata; prickly custard apple; soursop; soursop tree

Hypernyms ("prickly custard apple" is a kind of...):

custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)

Meronyms (parts of "prickly custard apple"):

guanabana; soursop (large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples)


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