- sweetsop
- noun Date: 1696 sugar apple
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sweetsop
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sweetsop — [swēt′säp΄] n. 1. a tropical American tree (Annona squamosa) of the custard apple family, having green fruit with a sweet pulp and black seeds 2. its edible fruit … English World dictionary
sweetsop — /ˈswitsɒp/ (say sweetsop) noun 1. a tree cultivated in many tropical countries, Anona squamosa. 2. the sweet pulpy fruit of this tree, with a green scaly rind, and shining black seeds …
sweetsop — anona statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Anoninių (Annonaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Annona). atitikmenys: lot. Annona angl. custard apple; sugar apple; sweetsop vok. Annone; Flaschenbaum rus. анонa lenk. flaszowiec; urodlin … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
sweetsop tree — noun tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds • Syn: ↑sweetsop, ↑Annona squamosa • Hypernyms: ↑custard apple, ↑custard apple tree • Part Meronyms: ↑sweetsop, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweetsop — /sweet sop /, n. 1. a sweet, pulpy fruit having a thin, tuberculate rind, borne by a tropical American tree or shrub, Annona squamosa, of the annona family. 2. the tree or shrub. Also called sugar apple. [1690 1700; SWEET + SOP] * * * ▪ tree also … Universalium
sweetsop — noun 1》 a round or heart shaped custard apple with green scaly rind and a sweet pulp. 2》 the tropical American shrub which yields sweetsops. [Annona squamosa.] … English new terms dictionary
sweetsop — sweet•sop [[t]ˈswitˌsɒp[/t]] n. 1) pln a sweet, pulpy fruit having a thin, tuberculate rind, borne by a tropical American tree or shrub, Annona squamosa, of the annona family 2) pln the tree or shrub Also called sugar apple • Etymology: 1690–1700 … From formal English to slang
sweetsop — n. 1 a tropical American evergreen shrub, Annona squamosa. 2 the fruit of this, having a green rind and a sweet pulp … Useful english dictionary
wild sweetsop — gleivingoji rolinija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Anoninių šeimos vaisinis augalas (Rollinia mucosa), paplitęs atogrąžų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Annona mucosa; Rollinia deliciosa; Rollinia mucosa; Rollinia orthopetala; Rollinia… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sugar apple — sweetsop. [1730 40] * * * … Universalium
