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单词 star apple
释义

star apple


noun

the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within.
the tree itself.

Origin of star apple

First recorded in 1675–85

Words nearby star apple

staple gun, stapler, stapling, star, star anise, star apple, Stara Zagora, starboard, starburst, Star Carr, starch
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Example sentences from the Web for star apple

  • Star-apple, chrysophyllum cainito, belongs to the monogynia order, and petandria class of plants.

    Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)|Anonymous
  • The star-apple is so called because when cut through transversely its centre presents the figure of a star.

    Due South or Cuba Past and Present|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for star apple

star-apple

noun

a West Indian sapotaceous tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, with smooth-skinned edible greenish-purple fruit
the fruit of this tree which, when cut across, reveals a star-shaped arrangement of seeds
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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