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Anona
(gcide) | Anona \A*no"na\, n. [NL. Cf. Ananas.] (Bot.)
A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural
order Anonace[ae], including the soursop.
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Anona Cherimolia
(gcide) | Cherimoyer \Cher`i*moy"er\, n. [F. ch['e]rimolier.] (Bot.)
1. A small downy-leaved tree (Anona Cherimolia), with
fragrant flowers. It is a native of Peru.
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2. Its delicious fruit, which is succulent, dark purple, and
similar to the custard apple of the West Indies.
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Anona muricata
(gcide) | Soursop \Sour"sop`\, n. (Bot.)
The large succulent and slightly acid fruit of a small tree
(Anona muricata) of the West Indies; also, the tree itself.
It is closely allied to the custard apple.
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Anona palustris
(gcide) | Alligator \Al"li*ga`tor\, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el
lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L.
lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See Lizard.]
1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile
family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader
snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower
jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal
notches. Besides the common species of the southern United
States, there are allied species in South America.
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2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens
like the movable jaw of an alligator; as,
(a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle
ball.;
(b) (Mining) a rock breaker;
(c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also {alligator
press}.
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Alligator apple (Bot.), the fruit of the Anona palustris,
a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its
properties. --Loudon.
Alligator fish (Zool.), a marine fish of northwestern
America (Podothecus acipenserinus).
Alligator gar (Zool.), one of the gar pikes ({Lepidosteus
spatula}) found in the southern rivers of the United
States. The name is also applied to other species of gar
pikes.
Alligator pear (Bot.), a corruption of Avocado pear. See
Avocado.
Alligator snapper, Alligator tortoise, Alligator turtle
(Zool.), a very large and voracious turtle ({Macrochelys
lacertina}) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United
States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred
pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the
name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head
and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is
sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of
Trionyx.
Alligator wood, the timber of a tree of the West Indies
(Guarea Swartzii).
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Anona reticulata
(gcide) | Custard \Cus"tard\ (k[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [Prob. the same word as
OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L.
crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta
crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde.
See Crust, and cf. Crustated.]
A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.
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Custard apple (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical
America, including several species of Anona ({Anona
squamosa}, Anona reticulata, etc.), having a roundish or
ovate fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft,
yellowish, edible pulp.
Custard coffin, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a
custard [Obs.] --Shak.
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Anona squamosa
(gcide) | Sweet-sop \Sweet"-sop`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of custard apple (Anona squamosa). See under
Custard.
[1913 Webster]Custard \Cus"tard\ (k[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [Prob. the same word as
OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L.
crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta
crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde.
See Crust, and cf. Crustated.]
A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.
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Custard apple (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical
America, including several species of Anona ({Anona
squamosa}, Anona reticulata, etc.), having a roundish or
ovate fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft,
yellowish, edible pulp.
Custard coffin, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a
custard [Obs.] --Shak.
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Anonaceous
(gcide) | Anonaceous \An`o*na"ceous\, a.
Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop,
custard apple, etc.
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