Meanings
nounalligator apple (countable and uncountable, plural alligator apples)
plural alligator apples
- countableuncountableA tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.
Synonyms: pond apple, swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, monkey apple
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.
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Origin
From the fact that American alligators sometimes eat the fruit.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese araticum, araticum
- araticumfruit of Annona glabra
- araticumAnnona glabra
- araticum-do-brejoAnnona glabra
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