canistel
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A tropical fruit with orange yellow skin and sweet, soft flesh
- noun
- /ˈkænɪstɛl/
- US
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canistel
- The canistel, also known as eggfruit, has a sweet taste that many people enjoy in smoothies.
Examples
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When ripe, the canistel has a distinct orange-yellow skin that signals its delicious flavor.
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In the tropical markets, fresh canistels can often be found alongside other exotic fruits.
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Photo: Canistel.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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A tropical oval fruit with sweet orange-yellow flesh like custard
is the same fruit but known by a different name
9.9
A tropical tree that grows in Florida and the West Indies and gives yellow edible fruit called eggfruit
is the fruit itself rather than the plant that produces it
Compounds
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A tropical tree that grows in Florida and the West Indies and gives yellow edible fruit called eggfruit
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Canistel comes from Spanish and local names used in Central America and the Caribbean. A helpful way to remember it is its English nickname 'eggfruit' because the sweet, yellow flesh is smooth and looks like a cooked egg, which is why the name fits the fruit.