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ilama

ilama

9.9
A tropical tree grown for its sweet white fruit with a pink tinge
  • noun
  • /ɪˈlɑːmə/
  • Specialized
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  • He planted an ilama tree in his backyard to try growing exotic fruits.

Examples

  • The ilama tree thrives in tropical climates.

  • He planted an ilama tree in his backyard to try growing exotic fruits.

  • The ilama is prized for its sweet, fragrant fruit in many Central American countries.

  • The local market offered fresh ilamas during the summer harvest season.

  • I tasted an ilama for the first time yesterday.

  • The ilama is prized for its sweet, fragrant fruit in many Central American countries.

  • The local market offered fresh ilamas during the summer harvest season.

Synonyms

Annona diversifolia
vsilama
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical tree from Central America and southern United States that produces sweet whitish-pink fruit called ilama

is the common cultivated tree name rather than the scientific label
ilama tree
vsilama
  • US
9.9

A tropical American tree that makes whitish fruit with a pink tint and soft sweet inside

is the formal botanical species description used in scientific contexts

Compounds

ilama tree
  • US
9.9

A tropical American tree that makes whitish fruit with a pink tint and soft sweet inside

Surface Forms

ilama singular
ilamas plural

Etymology

The word ilama comes from a native Central American name for the tree and its fruit. Because people borrowed that local name, ilama now means the tropical tree that produces a sweet, creamy fruit like the custard apple.