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zuurzak

zuurzak

Dutch

The zuurzak (soursop) fruit

Alternative forms

  • soorsak (obsolete in the S.American sense)
  • suursak (obsolete)

Noun

zuurzak m (plural zuurzakken, diminutive zuurzakje n)

  1. (botany) The East Indian tree species soursop, Artocarpus integrifolius
  2. (botany) The South American tree species Anona muricata
  3. The apple-shaped fruit of either above tropical tree

Synonyms

  • (S.American tree and fruit) flesappel (obsolete spelling fleschappel)

Derived terms

  • zuurzakboom (both above tree species)