STAR APPLE


Meaning of STAR APPLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1683

: a tropical American tree ( Chrysophyllum cainito ) of the sapodilla family grown in warm regions for ornament or fruit ; also : its usually green to purple apple-shaped edible fruit that when cut in cross-section reveals a star-shaped pattern formed by the carpels

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