English Explanatory Dictionary

eggfruit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fruit of the canistel tree (Lucuma campechiana), native to Central America and cultivated in tropical regions.
  2. The fruit of the lucmo tree (Lucuma bifera), closely related to the canistel and native to the Andean region of South America.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-eggfruit.wav

Word forms

eggfruit eggfruits egg fruit

Etymology

From egg + fruit, referring to the texture of the fruit’s flesh, which has been likened to that of a hard-boiled egg yolk.

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