| 释义 |
star apple
noun
1. : a tree of the genus Chrysophyllum; especially : an evergreen tropical American tree (C. cainito) that is often cultivated in warm regions for its showy foliage which is dark green above and golden and silky on the undersurface and for its edible purple fruits
2. [so called from the starlike figure formed by the carpels in cross section] : the fruit of a star apple |