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Definition of Custard apple tree
1. Noun. Any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp.
Exact synonyms: Custard Apple
Terms within: Custard Apple
Group relationships: Annona, Genus Annona
Specialized synonyms: Annona Cherimola, Cherimoya, Cherimoya Tree, Annona Diversifolia, Ilama, Ilama Tree, Annona Muricata, Prickly Custard Apple, Soursop, Soursop Tree, Annona Reticulata, Bullock Heart, Bullock's Heart, Bullock's Heart Tree, Annona Squamosa, Sweetsop, Sweetsop Tree, Annona Glabra, Pond Apple, Pond-apple Tree, Asimina Triloba, Papaw, Papaw Tree, Pawpaw
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Terms within: Custard Apple
Group relationships: Annona, Genus Annona
Specialized synonyms: Annona Cherimola, Cherimoya, Cherimoya Tree, Annona Diversifolia, Ilama, Ilama Tree, Annona Muricata, Prickly Custard Apple, Soursop, Soursop Tree, Annona Reticulata, Bullock Heart, Bullock's Heart, Bullock's Heart Tree, Annona Squamosa, Sweetsop, Sweetsop Tree, Annona Glabra, Pond Apple, Pond-apple Tree, Asimina Triloba, Papaw, Papaw Tree, Pawpaw
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Custard Apple Tree
Literary usage of Custard apple tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1861)
"... Custard- apple tree (Annona squamosa), bearing portions of the lac, having
been presented to me by my friend Major Burke. The branch was taken from a ..."
2. Land Magnetic Observations: 1905/10- by Louis Agricola Bauer, John Adam Fleming, Harlan Wilbur Fisk, Samuel Jackson Barnett, Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (1912)
"... 36 feet (11 meters) southwest of custard apple tree, and 12 feet (4 meters)
southeast of bank of Cano del Pueblo; marked by pine stake driven flush with ..."