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alligator apple

alligator apple noun: a tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.

Noun

alligator apple (countable and uncountable, plural alligator apples)

  1. A tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.
    Synonyms:
    pond apple, swamp apple, corkwood, bobwood, monkey apple
  2. Fruit of Annona glabra, oblong to spherical and roughly apple-sized.

Synonyms of alligator apple

All synonyms of alligator apple

Forms of alligator apple

pluralalligator apples

Origin of alligator apple

From the fact that American alligators sometimes eat the fruit.

Questions about alligator apple

What does alligator apple mean?
Alligator apple means a tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.
What part of speech is alligator apple?
Alligator apple is a noun.
What is the plural of alligator apple?
The plural of alligator apple is alligator apples.

Words near alligator apple in the dictionary

  1. alligating
  2. alligation
  3. alligation medial
  4. alligations
  5. alligator
  6. alligator apple
  7. alligator apples
  8. Alligator Auschwitz
  9. alligator clamp
  10. alligator clamps
  11. alligator clip

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