star apple

noun

: a tropical American tree (Chrysophyllum cainito) of the sapodilla family grown in warm regions for ornament or fruit

also : its usually green to purple apple-shaped edible fruit that when cut in cross-section reveals a star-shaped pattern formed by the carpels

Examples of star apple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lavished with vanilla crème and marshmallow notes, the woody floral musk veers from overly sweet territory with sea salt, crisp star apple, and a base of sheer amber, teakwood, and skin musk. —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024

Notes: Sea salt, star apple, vanilla crème, marshmallow, passionflower, sheer amber, skin musk, teakwood. —Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024

There's so many delicious desserts that star apples like Old-Fashioned Apple Pie, Fresh Apple Cake, Classic Apple Cobbler, and more. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2024

For drinks there was pinot noir, sparkling white wine, beer, whiskey and Dala, a sweet Nigerian liqueur made with star apple. —Laura May Todd Rachel Seidu, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022

Among the stars Apple has recruited with its $285 billion in cash on hand are Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, who will co-star in a series about a morning TV show. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above