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cherimoya

cher·i·moy·a [ chèrri móy ə ] (plural cher·i·moy·as or cher·i·moy·a)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. heart-shaped fruit: an edible heart-shaped fruit with creamy white scented flesh and green skin that turns purple-black when ripe

2. tropical tree with heart-shaped fruit: the tree that bears cherimoyas. Native to: South America.  Latin name Annona cherimola.

[Mid-18th century. Via Spanish< Quechua chirimuya< chiri "cold" + muya "circle"]
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