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custard apple

cus·tard ap·ple
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhs-terd ap-uh l]
    • /ˈkʌs tərd ˈæp əl/
    • /ˈkʌs.təd ˈæp.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhs-terd ap-uh l]
    • /ˈkʌs tərd ˈæp əl/

Definitions of custard apple words

  • noun custard apple a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae 3
  • noun custard apple the large heart-shaped fruit of this tree, which has a fleshy edible pulp 3
  • noun custard apple any of several related trees or fruits, esp the papaw and sweetsop 3
  • adjective custard apple designating a family (Annonaceae, order Magnoliales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs including the papaw, sweetsop, and soursop 3
  • noun custard apple any of a genus (esp. Annona reticulata) of small trees of this family, grown for their large, edible, heart-shaped fruits 3
  • noun custard apple the fruit 3
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Origin of custard apple

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Custard apple

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Custard apple

custard apple popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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