📚 noun • entry_id 41278
cherimoya
/t͡ʃɛɹɪˈmɔɪ.ə/
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chirimoya
A subtropical tree, of species Annona cherimola, native to mountainous areas of South America.
chirimoya
A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.
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 "fossi…
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…
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