star apple

noun

the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within.
the tree itself.

star-apple

a West Indian sapotaceous tree, Chrysophyllum cainito , with smooth-skinned edible greenish-purple fruit
the fruit of this tree which, when cut across, reveals a star-shaped arrangement of seeds

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First recorded in 1675–85

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The star-apple is so called because when cut through transversely its centre presents the figure of a star.

Seemann1415 saw the star apple wild in several places in the Isthmus of Panama.

The star apple is so called because, when cut in half, a star appears in the centre.

Star-apple, chrysophyllum cainito, belongs to the monogynia order, and petandria class of plants.

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