"The name commonly given in the West Indies and other tropical countries to the fruits of certain species of Anona, a genus of trees of the natural order Anonaceae. Some of the fruits of this genus are among the most delicious produced in tropical countries, as the Charimoyer, and even the common custard apple, which is regarded as a native of America, but is now very superior even to the West Indian." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Custard Apple

"The name commonly given in the West Indies and other tropical countries to the fruits of certain species…

"Cultivated in the West and East Indies; it produces a large pear-shaped fruit, of an greenish color, containing an agreeable slightly acid pulp."-Whitney, 1902

Sour-Sop

"Cultivated in the West and East Indies; it produces a large pear-shaped fruit, of an greenish color,…