atemoya
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A tropical evergreen tree that grows a sweet, creamy fruit
- noun
- /ˌætəˈmɔɪə/
- Specialized
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atemoya
- Many people enjoy eating atemoya because of its creamy texture and sweet flavor.
Examples
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She bought an atemoya at the market to try in a tropical fruit salad.
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The farmer harvested several ripe atemoya fruits from the orchard in late summer.
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The atemoya is a delicious fruit.
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I bought an atemoya at the market.
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The farmer harvested several ripe atemoya fruits from the orchard in late summer.
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Many people enjoy eating atemoya because of its creamy texture and sweet flavor.
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She bought an atemoya at the market to try in a tropical fruit salad.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word atemoya was made for a hybrid tree that comes from the cherimoya and the sugar apple, and its name borrows parts of those fruit names, like 'moya' from cherimoya. So, atemoya refers to the tree that grows the sweet, creamy hybrid fruit.
