English Explanatory Dictionary

alligator apple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.
  2. Fruit of Annona glabra, oblong to spherical and roughly apple-sized.

Word forms

alligator apple alligator apples

Etymology

From the fact that American alligators sometimes eat the fruit.

Synonyms

pond apple swamp apple corkwood bobwood monkey apple

Translations

Portuguese: araticum Portuguese: araticum-do-brejo
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