pond-apple tree

pond-apple tree
noun
small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock
Syn: ↑pond apple, ↑Annona glabra
Hypernyms: ↑custard apple, ↑custard apple tree
Part Meronyms: ↑pond apple

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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