alligator apple

noun

Etymology

From the fact that American alligators sometimes eat the fruit.

Definitions

  1. A tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical…

    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.

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