a deciduous shrub or small tree, native to the Andean highlands, which produces an oval fruit with cream-coloured flesh
2.
the fruit of this shrub or tree
cherimoya in American English
(ˌtʃɛrəˈmɔɪə)
noun
1.
a subtropical South American fruit tree (Annona cherimola) of the custard-apple family having heart-shaped, edible fruit with a rough skin and white pulp