pond-apple tree

• Termo pouco usado para o fruto da Annona glabra, árvore tropical de áreas alagadas, também conhecida como maçã-de-jacaré, maçã-de-macaco ou fruta-do-conde-do-brejo.

An archaic term for the fruit of the pond-apple tree (Annona glabra), a tropical tree found in wetlands, also known as alligator apple or monkey apple. The term is rarely used in modern English.

1. C1formalamerican

   A tropical tree (Annona glabra) that grows in swampy areas, producing a fruit that is sometimes called 'pond apple' or 'alligator apple'.

   Árvore tropical

   • The pond-apple tree thrives in the wetlands of Florida.
   • Its fruit, the pond apple, is not commonly eaten by humans.
   • Alligators are known to eat the fruit of the pond-apple tree.