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| cher·i·moy·a [ chèrri móy ə ] (plural cher·i·moy·as or cher·i·moy·a) |
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1. heart-shaped fruit: an edible heart-shaped fruit with creamy white scented flesh and green skin that turns purple-black when ripe
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2. tropical tree with heart-shaped fruit: the tree that bears cherimoyas. Native to: South America. Latin name Annona cherimola.
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| [Mid-18th century. Via Spanish< Quechua chirimuya< chiri "cold" + muya "circle"] |
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