Definition of Annona squamosa

1. Noun. Tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds.

Exact synonyms: Sweetsop, Sweetsop Tree
Terms within: Annon, Sugar Apple, Sweetsop
Generic synonyms: Custard Apple, Custard Apple Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Annona Squamosa

Anne Sullivan
Annella
Annette
Annie
Annie Oakley
Anniellidae
Annika
Anno Domini
Anno Hegirae
Annona
Annona cherimola
Annona diversifolia
Annona glabra
Annona muricata
Annona reticulata
Annona squamosa (current term)
Annonaceae
Annunciation
Annunciation Day
Annunciation lily
Annwfn
Annwn
Anoa depressicornis
Anoa mindorensis
Anobiidae
Anodonta
Anoectochilus
Anogramma
Anogramma leptophylla
Anointing of the Sick

Literary usage of Annona squamosa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... having the corolla-wings horizontally spreading and slightly decurved, and with fr. resembling that of the common sugar-apple (Annona squamosa), ..."

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