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alligator apple

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
al-li-ga-tor ap-ple
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Fruit of Annona glabra, oblong to spherical and roughly apple-sized.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the fact that American alligators sometimes eat the fruit.

Usage

Inflected Forms

alligator apples (plural)

Synonyms

pond apple swamp apple corkwood bobwood monkey apple

Questions

What does alligator apple mean?
A tropical fruit tree, of species Annona glabra, that grows in swamps in the tropical Americas and West Africa.
Where does alligator apple come from?
From the fact that American alligators sometimes eat the fruit.

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