custard apple

1. 1.

   any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp

   Synonymscustard apple tree

   Broaderfruit tree

   Narrowercherimoyailamasoursopbullock's heartsweetsoppond applepawpaw

   Part ofAnnona

   Partscustard apple
2. 2.

   the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp

   Broaderedible fruit

   Narrowercherimoyasoursopbullock's heartsweetsopilamapond apple

   Part ofcustard apple

Questions about custard apple

What does custard apple mean?

custard apple means "any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for custard apple?

Close synonyms include custard apple tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is custard apple a common word?

custard apple is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.