cherimoya

plural cherimoyas · alternative cherimoyer · alternative chirimoya

1. A subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
2. A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.

   To some it tastes like a pina colada without rum; to others, a cross between a strawberry and a pineapple. For natives of the Caribbean the cherimoya is a fruit that can be plucked from backyard trees for nothing.

   1985 February 2, Marian Burros, “Cherimoya: Exotic and costly treat from west”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2021, page 44

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   Mark Twain called the cherimoya "deliciousness itself," though others have described this heart-shaped, fist-sized fruit with pale-green leathery skin as "reptilian," like a "fossil artichoke" or "the finial for a giant four-poster bed."

   1994 January 12, David Karp, “Once considered exotic, some fruits become family”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Oct 2021

   Synonyms: custard apple, Jamaican apple