sweetsop

[ sweet-sop ]

noun

1. a sweet, pulpy fruit having a thin, tuberculate rind, borne by a tropical American tree or shrub, Annona squamosa, of the annona family.
2. the tree or shrub.

sweetsop

/ ˈswiːtˌsɒp /

noun

1. a small West Indian tree, Annona squamosa, having yellowish-green fruit: family Annonaceae
2. the fruit of this tree, which has a sweet edible pulp

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetsop¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; sweet + sop

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweetsop¹

C19: so called because of the flavour and consistency of its pulp