A tropical fruit tree native to Central and South America that produces a large, spiky, heart-shaped fruit with creamy white flesh and a sweet-tart taste.
From Spanish 'guanábana,' which comes from the Taíno word 'guanabani' or 'guanaban.' Spanish colonizers in the Caribbean adopted this indigenous name for the fruit and tree in the 16th century.
The guanabana fruit is so packed with nutrients that it's sometimes called 'soursop' in English, and modern researchers are studying its compounds for potential medicinal uses—indigenous peoples knew something scientists are just rediscovering!
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