atemoya
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• noun
A heart-shaped or rounded tropical fruit with pale green, bumpy skin and sweet, juicy white flesh, produced by a hybrid cross between the sugar apple (Annona squamosa) and the cherimoya (Annona cherimola).
"We bought a fresh atemoya at the farmers' market, eager to taste its unique flavor that resembles a blend of pineapple and vanilla."
The fast-growing tropical tree of the Annonaceae family that bears the atemoya fruit, cultivated widely in tropical and subtropical regions such as Florida, Taiwan, and Australia.
"The farmer planted an orchard of atemoya trees to take advantage of the local subtropical climate."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century as a portmanteau blending 'ate' (an old Mexican name for the sugar apple) and 'moya' (from cherimoya), reflecting its botanical origin as a hybrid of the two fruits.