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custard apple tree

custard apple tree

6.7
A tropical tree from the Americas that grows sweet, soft fruit
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌstərd ˈæpl tri/
  • UK
translation icon : árbol de chirimoya
  • We planted a custard apple tree in our backyard to enjoy fresh fruit every season.

Examples

  • The custard apple tree thrives in warm, humid climates with plenty of rainfall.

  • Farmers in South America often cultivate the custard apple tree for its delicious fruit.

  • The custard apple tree is native to tropical America.

  • Many gardeners plant custard apple trees for their delicious fruit.

  • Farmers in South America often cultivate the custard apple tree for its delicious fruit.

  • We planted a custard apple tree in our backyard to enjoy fresh fruit every season.

  • The custard apple tree thrives in warm, humid climates with plenty of rainfall.

Synonyms

custard apple
vscustard apple tree
  • UK
5.9

A sweet, soft fruit from a tropical tree that you eat fresh

refers specifically to the tree rather than the fruit
Annona squamosa
vscustard apple tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree that makes sweet fruit with a thick scaly skin

focuses on the tree producing soft edible pulp without stressing rind or sweetness
Annona reticulata
vscustard apple tree
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tropical tree that produces a rough, heart-shaped, sour fruit eaten as a custard apple

refers to the tree with soft edible pulp rather than acidic fruit

How Big

custard apple tree
  • UK
6.7
sapling
16 2.7

Surface Forms

custard apple tree singular
custard apple trees plural

Morphology

custard + apple + tree

The compound is fully compositional: 'custard' modifies 'apple' to indicate an apple-like fruit with custard-like pulp, and adding 'tree' denotes the plant that bears that fruit. This straightforward modifier+noun structure is a common, predictable pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Custard apple tree is named after its fruit: the soft, creamy pulp inside the fruit reminded people of custard, and the fruit looked a bit like an apple, so the tree came to be called a custard apple tree.