Definition of cherimoya
: a round, oblong, or heart-shaped fruit with a pitted pale green rind that is borne by a widely cultivated tropical American tree (Annona cherimola) of the custard-apple family; also : this tree
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Dragon fruit trees and finger lime bushes are interspersed among cherimoya and avocado trees, and each fruit crop is enlisted to help others grow.
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Vinny Dotolo bursts through the backdoor and stops to chat about his latest idea for a cherimoya dessert at Animal (simply sliced with a squeeze of lime).
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And what about kohlrabi, cardoon, pomelos, rambutan or cherimoya?
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Origin and Etymology of cherimoya
Spanish chirimoya
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