nipplefruit
English
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The ripe fruit of the nipplefruit
Etymology
From nipple + fruit.
Noun
nipplefruit (plural nipplefruits)
- Solanum mammosum, an inedible tropical fruit native to South America.
- 2020 May 20, Sara Aridi, “A Stylish Take on an Old-Fashioned Craft”, in The New York Times:
- She also came up with an elaborate hairdo using a picture of green tomatoes and, in a cheeky flourish, created a pink bulbous top made of a tropical fruit known as nipplefruit.
- Synonyms: apple of Sodom, fox head, cow's udder
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Further reading
nipplefruit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Solanum mammosum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Solanum mammosum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons