star apple

English

Noun

star apple (plural star apples)

A tropical tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the Sapotaceae.
The fruit of C. cainito.
- 2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 302:
  While Giles had money to waste upon gambling marbles, thanks to his three acres of limes, pawpaw, star apples and melon.

Synonyms

caimito, cainito, tar apple, milk fruit

Translations

the fruit of C. cainito

French: caïmite (fr) f, pomme de lait (fr) f
Haitian Creole: kaymit
Kapampangan: kainitu
Mongolian: одон алим (odon alim)
Portuguese: abio (pt) m
Spanish: caimito (es) m
Tagalog: kaimito, kainito
Vietnamese: vú sữa (vi)

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