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Definition of Guanabana
1. Noun. Large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples.
Generic synonyms: Custard Apple
Group relationships: Annona Muricata, Prickly Custard Apple, Soursop, Soursop Tree
Definition of Guanabana
1. Noun. The soursop or custard apple. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Guanabana
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guanabana
Literary usage of Guanabana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. New Granada: Twenty Months in the Andes by Isaac Farwell Holton (1857)
"The guanabana is as large as the largest pine-apple, slightly acid, ...
The guanabana, which I prefer, is undervalued here, just as our Northern papaw is ..."
2. In the Tropics by Cora Montgomery (1863)
"The guanabana lavished its refreshing fruit of " consolidated lemonade " all
through February ... The custard-apple and guanabana fill the space between the ..."
3. Commercial Cuba: A Book for Business Men by William Jared Clark (1898)
"... on leaving Matanzas closely parallels that line to beyond guanabana, the
stations up to this point being identical with those of the United Railways ..."
4. The Cruise of the Tomas Barrera: The Narrative of a Scientific Expedition to by John Brooks Henderson (1916)
"When the Americans discover guanabana as a flavoring for ices and beverages there
will be a great trade in this delectable fruit. We blessed Torre for this ..."
5. A Voyage to South-America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns by Antonio de Ulloa (1758)
"CH.VIII. SOUTH AMERICA. plant. The guayaba and the following are alfo the fruit
of trees. THE guanabana approaches very near the melon, ..."
6. The War in Cuba: Being a Full Account of Her Great Struggle for Freedom by Gonzalo de Quesada, Henry Davenport Northrop (1896)
"... from Jovellanos to Limonare, from Limon- are to guanabana, and from guanabana
to Havana, where he was feted as a conqueror by the Spanish authorities, ..."
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