Annona
noun
An·no·na
əˈnōnə
: a large genus of trees and shrubs (family Annonaceae) chiefly tropical American but widely cultivated having leathery leaves, solitary nodding flowers, and compound usually edible fruit see custard apple, soursop, sweetsop
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Spanish anona, anón annona, from Taino anon
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined above