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Answer for the clue "Luscious fruit of tropical America ", 9 letters:
cherimoya

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Cherimoya (4 May 1908 – 1927) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1911 Epsom Oaks in the only start of her racing career. Cherimoya was bred and owned by South African mining magnate William Broderick Cloete , who was killed in 1915 during the sinking ...

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n. small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit [syn: cherimoya tree , Annona cherimola ] large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples [syn: cherimolla ]

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n. 1 A subtropical tree, (taxlink Annona cherimola species noshow=1), native to mountainous areas of South America. 2 A conical fruit with white flesh from that tree.

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There were detailed descriptions of crossbreeding experiments between the cherimoya and other members of annonaceae.