'Anona reticulata' definitions:

Definition of 'Anona reticulata'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]