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^[1]:

     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.

Further reading

• nipplefruit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Solanum mammosum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Solanum mammosum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons