- Pond apple
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EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.
Pond apple
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pond apple — noun 1. small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock • Syn: ↑pond apple tree, ↑Annona glabra • Hypernyms: ↑custard apple, ↑custard apple tree 2. ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach colored… … Useful english dictionary
pond-apple — plikoji anona statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Anoninių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Annona glabra), paplitęs Afrikoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Annona glabra angl. alligator apple; pond apple vok. Wasserapfel pranc. annone des… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
pond-apple — /pond ap euhl/, n. a tropical American, evergreen tree, Annona glabra, of the annona family, having yellowish red flowers, grown as a grafting stock. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
pond-apple — /pond ap euhl/, n. a tropical American, evergreen tree, Annona glabra, of the annona family, having yellowish red flowers, grown as a grafting stock. [1880 85, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
pond-apple tree — noun small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock • Syn: ↑pond apple, ↑Annona glabra • Hypernyms: ↑custard apple, ↑custard apple tree • Part Meronyms: ↑pond apple … Useful english dictionary
pond apple — /pɒnd ˈæpəl/ (say pond apuhl) noun a shrub or small tree, Annona glabra, forming dense thickets in watercourses and wet areas; introduced as grafting stock for the custard apple it is now an aggressive weed in tropical Australia. {from the apple… …
custard apple — noun 1. any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp • Syn: ↑custard apple tree • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Hyponyms: ↑cherimoya, ↑cherimoya tree, ↑Annona cherimo … Useful english dictionary
custard apple tree — noun any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp • Syn: ↑custard apple • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Hyponyms: ↑cherimoya, ↑cherimoya tree, ↑Annona cherimola, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
custard apple — 1. any of several trees of the genus Annona, as the cherimoya. 2. any of several other trees, as the pawpaw, Asimina triloba, bearing fruit with soft, edible pulp. 3. the fruit of any of these trees. [1650 60] * * * Any of various Annona species… … Universalium
alligator apple — noun Etymology: so called from the gnarled appearance of the fruits and its growth in the habitat of alligators : pond apple * * * alligator apple noun A fruit and tree of the custard apple genus • • • Main Entry: ↑alligator … Useful english dictionary
