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sour·sop

 (sour′sŏp′)
n.
1. A tropical American evergreen tree (Annona muricata) widely cultivated for its spiny, yellow-green fruit with tart edible pulp.
2. The fruit of this tree. In both senses also called guanabana.
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soursop

(ˈsaʊəˌsɒp)
n
1. (Plants) a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, having large spiny fruit: family Annonaceae
2. (Cookery) the fruit of this tree, which has a tart edible pulp. Compare sweetsop
[C19: so called because of the flavour and consistency of the pulp]
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sour•sop

(ˈsaʊərˌsɒp, ˈsaʊ ər-)

n.
1. the large, dark green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family.
2. the tree itself.
[1660–70]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.soursop - small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruitsoursop - small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
Annona muricata, prickly custard apple, soursop tree
guanabana, soursop - large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples
custard apple, custard apple tree - any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
2.soursop - large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples
guanabana
custard apple - the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp
Annona muricata, prickly custard apple, soursop, soursop tree - small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
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Then the results obtained by calculating the percentage change between color parameters of Malathion at a concentration of 0.02611M and color parameters inside the soursop with Malathion for each time period evaluated are presented.
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Tropical fruit grows in abundance, from mangoes and papayas to the lesser known custard apples and soursops. The wood-apple, which grows like a weed, and is used for hedging, produces a hard fruit which can be cracked open to reveal a dense, sticky pulp, which is made into all manner of desserts, drinks and jams.
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Some of the fruit crop seedlings which are to be made available include guavas, mangoes, breadfruits, naseberries, ackees, cashews, nutmegs, soursops, jackfruits, avocados, tamarinds, june plums and otaheite apples.
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These foods include mushrooms, mangos, tomatoes, lemons, oranges, orange kinkans (kumquats), tea, garlic, guavas, papayas, acai and soursops (ARuomA et al., 2012).
The soursops were analysed by AOAC methods (AOAC, 2006) with respect to the following physical and chemical parameters: moisture, ash, protein, lipid, total dietary fiber and insoluble dietary fiber content.
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The consume of soursop fruit has increased in the last years because in the pulp has been identified some bioactive compounds as polyphenols and acetogenins which are associated with prevention of diverse pathologies, such as neurodegeneration, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, and anti-inflammatory diseases (ANDRADE AND FASOLO, 2014; CORTES et al., 2014; GONZALEZ-ESQUINCA et al., 2014).
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