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soursop

noun

  1. type of tree
  2. fruit of Annona muricata
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊəɹˌsɒp/

noun

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.”

  3. Alternative form of soursob.