What is alligator apple?

Answer 1

alligator apple is another name for alligator pear... or in California, known as Avocado..... dark green, bumpy, pear shaped... apples and Pears both fruits, and sometimes pears are used in pie with apples, so the misnomer of the misnomer itself is , er, avocado.

Answer 2

Alligator apple is another name for the fruit of the Annona glabra tree, also known as pond apple or corkwood. The fruit is green and bumpy, resembling the skin of an alligator, hence the name "alligator apple". It is native to Florida and other areas of the Americas.