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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sweet•sop (swēt′sop′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya sweet, pulpy fruit having a thin, tuberculate rind, borne by a tropical American tree or shrub, Annona squamosa, of the annona family.
- Plant Biologythe tree or shrub. Also called sugar apple.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sweetsop /ˈswiːtˌsɒp/ n - a small West Indian tree, Annona squamosa, having yellowish-green fruit: family Annonaceae
- the fruit of this tree, which has a sweet edible pulp
Also: custard apple Etymology: 19th Century: so called because of the flavour and consistency of its pulp |