soursop
noun/ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/
Etymology From sour + sop.
1
A small tropical evergreen tree, Annona muricata.
2
The tart, spiny, yellow-green fruit of this tree.
- For a plant whose preferred growing region is the temperate zone of North America, the pawpaw is an uncannily exotic-tasting delicacy, a far-flung cousin of the tropical soursop, or guanábana.2023 September 29, Molly Fitzpatrick, “He’s the Pawpaw King of Brooklyn. (What’s a Pawpaw?)”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
3
Alternative Alternative form of soursob.
- Synonyms
- guanabana
- Derived terms
- mountain soursop, wild soursop
- Related terms
- annonaceous
- Hypernyms
- custard apple