custard apple
noun
1
a
: any of several chiefly tropical American soft-fleshed edible fruits
b
: any of a genus (Annona of the family Annonaceae, the custard-apple family) of trees or shrubs bearing this fruit
especially
: a small West Indian tree (A. reticulata)
2
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Also known as the Missouri banana or the American custard apple, and spelled as paw paw, these sweet fruits begin to ripen in late August.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
This wine is golden straw colored with aromas of white peach, apricot, custard apple, and jasmine blossoms.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024
The food depicted on the table includes African rice, breadfruit, catfish, chicken, cocoa, custard apple and soursop.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
The variety of produce—custard apples from the Costa Tropical, pata negra ham from Ronda, strawberries from the Guadalhorce Valley—is equally fascinating, and Spain Food Sherpas runs excellent tapas tours.
—Lisa Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
Rescuers from World Animal Protection talked to the bear's owner and convinced them to surrender Na, whose name means custard apple.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Pawpaws are the largest native fruit in North America — a creamy, tropical offering similar to a soursop, cherimoya or custard apple.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
The vast custard apple forest that girded the lake’s southern shore was torched.
—Allen G. Breed, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2019
In India, my parents grew up eating chikoos, custard apples, fresh coconut, and dozens of types of mangoes.
—Priya Krishna, Bon Appétit, 29 July 2019
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
This wine is golden straw colored with aromas of white peach, apricot, custard apple, and jasmine blossoms.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2024
The food depicted on the table includes African rice, breadfruit, catfish, chicken, cocoa, custard apple and soursop.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
The variety of produce—custard apples from the Costa Tropical, pata negra ham from Ronda, strawberries from the Guadalhorce Valley—is equally fascinating, and Spain Food Sherpas runs excellent tapas tours.
—Lisa Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2023
Rescuers from World Animal Protection talked to the bear's owner and convinced them to surrender Na, whose name means custard apple.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
Pawpaws are the largest native fruit in North America — a creamy, tropical offering similar to a soursop, cherimoya or custard apple.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
The vast custard apple forest that girded the lake’s southern shore was torched.
—Allen G. Breed, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2019
In India, my parents grew up eating chikoos, custard apples, fresh coconut, and dozens of types of mangoes.
—Priya Krishna, Bon Appétit, 29 July 2019
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“Custard apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/custard%20apple. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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