SOURSOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does soursop mean? 

• SOURSOP (noun)
  The noun SOURSOP has 2 senses:

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

2. large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples

  Familiarity information: SOURSOP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOURSOP (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 ("soursop" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "soursop"):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

guanabana; soursop

Hypernyms ("soursop" is a kind of...):

custard apple (the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp)

Holonyms ("soursop" is a part of...):

Annona muricata; prickly custard apple; soursop; soursop tree (small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit)