nipplefruit

English

The ripe fruit of the nipplefruit

Etymology

From nipple + fruit.

Noun

nipplefruit (plural nipplefruits)

  1. Solanum mammosum, an inedible tropical fruit native to South America.
    Synonyms: apple of Sodom, fox head, cow's udder
    • 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.

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