custard applen.

Brit.

/ˈkʌstəd ˌapl/, U.S.

/ˌkəstərd ˈæpəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: custard n., apple n.

Etymology: < custard n. + apple n.

1. The large, fleshy fruit of any of various trees of the genus Annona (family Annonaceae), having a yellowish to brown reticulated skin, dark bean-like seeds, and sweet white to orange pulp with a flavour resembling that of custard. Later also: the similar fruit of Asimina triloba (family Annonaceae); = pawpaw n. 2b. The custard apple (genus Annona) is also called bullock's heart, cherimoya, sour-sop, sweet-sop, or sugar-apple.

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1648 B. Plantagenet Descr. New Albion iv. 25 Neer hand is also in August Custard apples, and Papawes to make the best Perry.

1683 J. Poyntz Present Prospect Tobago 9 The Custard Apple, to my taste I must confess is very delightful.

1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland i. 33 Full of a white soft Pulp, sweet and very pleasant, and most resembling a Custard of any thing,..From whence probably it is called a Custard-Apple by our English.

1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 347 The Fruit of this and most other Anonas are Food for Lizards... Some of these Fruits have, from their Taste, been called Custard-apple, Sugar-apple, and Sour-sops.

1835 J. L. Riddell Synopsis Flora Western States 13 Asimina triloba. Pawpaw. Custard apple..Fruit large, rich, fragrant, and by some esteemed as a luxury.

1854 Encycl. Brit. V. 181/1 Anona reticulata [yields] the netted Custard-apple.

1869 H. M. Walmsley Ruined Cities Zulu Land I. 115 Like the custard-apple of the Madras Presidency, black, rough, and repulsive-looking outside, and a white, delicious custard inside.

1911 Times 29 Nov. 25/5 Covent Garden.—Business was rather quiet, with fair supplies on offer..custard apples, 3s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per dozen.

1949 N. Coward Diary 8 Mar. (2000) 124 The land is rich in fruit: guavas, avocados, limes, oranges, custard apples, mangoes, etc.

1988 Frederick (Maryland) Post 25 Oct. b7/3 Beneath their green skin lies the yellow custard-like flesh responsible for the pawpaw's nickname, the custard apple.

2005 Yoga Apr. 80/1 Custard apples—also known as cherimoya—are high in vitamin C and contain significant amounts of calcium and iron.

2. In full custard apple tree. The tree or shrub producing such fruit, esp. Annona reticulata (family Annonaceae). The custard apple tree (genus Annona), native to tropical regions, is widely cultivated elsewhere in the world. Asimina triloba is native to eastern North America and has only recently begun to be cultivated for its fruit.

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1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 14 High and loftie trees, as the Palmeto,..Custard apple, Gnavers, Macow, Cipres,..these and more may be accounted wood.

1670 S. Clarke True & Faithful Acct. Four Chiefest Plantations Eng. in Amer. 74 (margin) Custard-Apple trees.

1708 J. Oldmixon Brit. Empire in Amer. II. 94 The Custard Apple bears a Fruit as big as the largest Pomewater;..and the Pulp of it is so like a Custard, that thence it took its Name.

1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening I. vii. 91 Annona, The Custard-Apple-Tree.

1819 E. Evans Pedestrious Tour 284 The papaw resembles the locust, or custard apple tree.

1842 Foreign Missionary Chron. May 139/1 Our scanty baggage piled on the shore, and ourselves under the custard apple-trees, standing with upturned faces.

1893 Columbus (Ohio) Hort. Soc. Jrnl. 8 20 The alligator apple is a small tree of the custard apple family.

1913 Wilson Bull. 24 119 About Lake Okeechobee the timber is principally cypress on the east side, with great tangles of the impentrable [sic] custard apples on the south and southwesterly side.

1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 11 Jan. Young custard-apple trees require frost protection with a shade cloth or hessian enclosure.

2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees xiii. 323 As a relative of the custard apple, the Amazonian tree Annona sericea is pretty primitive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	custard apple
释义	custard applen. Brit. /ˈkʌstəd ˌapl/, U.S. /ˌkəstərd ˈæpəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: custard n., apple n. Etymology: < custard n. + apple n. 1. The large, fleshy fruit of any of various trees of the genus Annona (family Annonaceae), having a yellowish to brown reticulated skin, dark bean-like seeds, and sweet white to orange pulp with a flavour resembling that of custard. Later also: the similar fruit of Asimina triloba (family Annonaceae); = pawpaw n. 2b. The custard apple (genus Annona) is also called bullock's heart, cherimoya, sour-sop, sweet-sop, or sugar-apple. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > other fruits > [noun] tamarind1539 zizypha1546 guava1555 tuna1555 turpentine1562 mango1582 mammee1587 durian1588 lychee1588 sapota1589 fritter1591 mangosteen1598 custard apple1648 longan1655 mammee sapota1657 mammee apple1683 breadfruit1697 coco-plum1699 rambutan1707 pawpaw1709 locust bean1731 sapodilla1750 cherimoya1758 wild lime1767 Otaheite apple1777 narra1779 langsat1783 rose apple1790 cinnamon apple1796 sapota plum1797 bhindi1809 salak1820 gingerbread plum1824 geebung1827 loquat1829 sapodilla plum1830 sage-apple1832 kangaroo-apple1834 karaka-fruit1834 quandong1836 mombin1837 terap1839 zapote1842 tamarind plum1846 prairie pea1848 Barbados-cherry1858 kei-apple1859 Natal plum1859 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 Sierra Leone peach1866 Turkey fig1866 marula1877 scarlet banana1885 Suriname cherry1895 feijoa1898 pear apple1898 ume1918 pepino1922 Chinese gooseberry1925 num-num1926 acerola1954 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > tropical exotic fruit > other tropical or exotic fruits tamarind1539 guava1555 genipat1568 jack1582 genipap1613 custard apple1648 star apple1693 sweet-sop1696 breadfruit1697 sugar-apple1739 sweet-apple1760 guarri1789 ackee1792 marmalade-box1796 five-corner1826 jakkalsbessie1854 Molucca berry1861 bullock's heart1866 guava-apple1866 vegetable egg1866 Jew plum1880 1648 B. Plantagenet Descr. New Albion iv. 25 Neer hand is also in August Custard apples, and Papawes to make the best Perry. 1683 J. Poyntz Present Prospect Tobago 9 The Custard Apple, to my taste I must confess is very delightful. 1703 W. Dampier Voy. New Holland i. 33 Full of a white soft Pulp, sweet and very pleasant, and most resembling a Custard of any thing,..From whence probably it is called a Custard-Apple by our English. 1739 Philos. Trans. 1737–8 (Royal Soc.) 40 347 The Fruit of this and most other Anonas are Food for Lizards... Some of these Fruits have, from their Taste, been called Custard-apple, Sugar-apple, and Sour-sops. 1835 J. L. Riddell Synopsis Flora Western States 13 Asimina triloba. Pawpaw. Custard apple..Fruit large, rich, fragrant, and by some esteemed as a luxury. 1854 Encycl. Brit. V. 181/1 Anona reticulata [yields] the netted Custard-apple. 1869 H. M. Walmsley Ruined Cities Zulu Land I. 115 Like the custard-apple of the Madras Presidency, black, rough, and repulsive-looking outside, and a white, delicious custard inside. 1911 Times 29 Nov. 25/5 Covent Garden.—Business was rather quiet, with fair supplies on offer..custard apples, 3s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. per dozen. 1949 N. Coward Diary 8 Mar. (2000) 124 The land is rich in fruit: guavas, avocados, limes, oranges, custard apples, mangoes, etc. 1988 Frederick (Maryland) Post 25 Oct. b7/3 Beneath their green skin lies the yellow custard-like flesh responsible for the pawpaw's nickname, the custard apple. 2005 Yoga Apr. 80/1 Custard apples—also known as cherimoya—are high in vitamin C and contain significant amounts of calcium and iron. 2. In full custard apple tree. The tree or shrub producing such fruit, esp. Annona reticulata (family Annonaceae). The custard apple tree (genus Annona), native to tropical regions, is widely cultivated elsewhere in the world. Asimina triloba is native to eastern North America and has only recently begun to be cultivated for its fruit. ΚΠ 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 14 High and loftie trees, as the Palmeto,..Custard apple, Gnavers, Macow, Cipres,..these and more may be accounted wood. 1670 S. Clarke True & Faithful Acct. Four Chiefest Plantations Eng. in Amer. 74 (margin) Custard-Apple trees. 1708 J. Oldmixon Brit. Empire in Amer. II. 94 The Custard Apple bears a Fruit as big as the largest Pomewater;..and the Pulp of it is so like a Custard, that thence it took its Name. 1773 W. Hanbury Compl. Body Planting & Gardening I. vii. 91 Annona, The Custard-Apple-Tree. 1819 E. Evans Pedestrious Tour 284 The papaw resembles the locust, or custard apple tree. 1842 Foreign Missionary Chron. May 139/1 Our scanty baggage piled on the shore, and ourselves under the custard apple-trees, standing with upturned faces. 1893 Columbus (Ohio) Hort. Soc. Jrnl. 8 20 The alligator apple is a small tree of the custard apple family. 1913 Wilson Bull. 24 119 About Lake Okeechobee the timber is principally cypress on the east side, with great tangles of the impentrable [sic] custard apples on the south and southwesterly side. 1986 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 11 Jan. Young custard-apple trees require frost protection with a shade cloth or hessian enclosure. 2005 C. Tudge Secret Life Trees xiii. 323 As a relative of the custard apple, the Amazonian tree Annona sericea is pretty primitive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1648
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