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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| soursop (ˈsaʊəˌsɒp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, having large spiny fruit: family Annonaceae |
| 2. | Compare sweetsop the fruit of this tree, which has a tart edible pulp |
| [C19: so called because of the flavour and consistency of the pulp] | |
soursop
tree of the family Annonaceae (order Magnoliales) that produces an edible fruit 20 cm (8 inches) long and weighing up to 4.5 kg (10 pounds). Native to the American tropics, the tree has been widely introduced in the Old World tropics. Reaching about 8 metres (26 feet), it has broad-ended, oval evergreen leaves about 12.7 cm long. The fruits are oval, spiny, green-skinned, and aromatic. The fibrous white flesh, which combines the flavours of mango and pineapple, is strained to make custards, ice creams, and drinks. See also custard apple.
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