annona

annona

(əˈnəʊnə) n (Plants) a tropical shrub or tree, of the family Annonaceae, native to America

an•no•na

(əˈnoʊ nə)

n., pl. -nas. any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Annona, native to tropical America, grown for their edible fruits. [< New Latin < American Spanish, allegedly < Arawak (Hispaniola)]

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Annona - type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubsgenus Annonamagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsAnnonaceae, custard-apple family, family Annonaceae - chiefly tropical trees or shrubscustard apple, custard apple tree - any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp