pond apple
pond apple · pond apples
A tree native to Florida and throughout the New World tropics, Annona glabraA tree native to Florida and throughout the New World tropics, Annona glabra.
Meaning
2 sensesA tree native to Florida and throughout the New World tropics, Annona glabra.
The edible fruit of this tree.
small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock
Origin
So called because it grows in a watery swamp environment.So called because it grows in a watery swamp environment.
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Forms
plural: pond apples| Singular | pond apple |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock:pond-apple treeAnnona glabra
See also
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