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CHERIMOYA

Dictionary entry overview: What does cherimoya mean?

• CHERIMOYA (noun)
The noun CHERIMOYA has 2 senses:

1. small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit
2. large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples

Familiarity information: CHERIMOYA used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHERIMOYA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Annona cherimola; cherimoya; cherimoya tree

Hypernyms ("cherimoya" is a kind of...):

custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)

Meronyms (parts of "cherimoya"):

cherimolla; cherimoya (large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

cherimolla; cherimoya

Hypernyms ("cherimoya" is a kind of...):

custard apple (the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp)

Holonyms ("cherimoya" is a part of...):

Annona cherimola; cherimoya; cherimoya tree (small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit)

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