sweetsop
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈswiːt.sɒp/us/ˈswiːt.sɑːp/(alsosugar apple)a round or heart-shapedtropicalfruitwithsweetwhiteflesh, manyblackseedsand a hardgreenskindividedinto manysmallsections, or thetreeon which thisfruitgrows. It is atypeofcustardapple:
番荔枝树;番荔枝果实The sweetsop, alsoknownassugarapple, isnativeto theWestIndies andSouthAmerica.
Thelocalnamefor the Sugar-apple Tree (Annona squamosa) is Sweetsop.
- Martin, alocalfarmer,handedme a sweetsop, alsoknownas asugarapple, thatlookslike apineconeandtasteslikecustard.
- Asurveyrevealedthatpeoplewith PSP-likeillnesseswere morelikelythanothersto haveconsumedtwonativefruitscalled sweetsop and soursop.
- The sweetsop is aknobblygreenfruitwhich isapproximatelythesizeof atennisball.
Types of fruit
- ackee
- alligator pear
- amla
- angelica
- açaí
- cooker
- cooking apple
- copra
- crab apple
- cranberry
- kumquat
- lingonberry
- litchi
- loganberry
- longan
- pomelo
- prickly pear
- prune
- pumpkin
- quince
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