Meanings
annona1
nounannona (plural annonas)
plural annonas
- biologycustard apple (tree of the genus Annona and its fruit)
The annona is called custard apple
1842, Lady Maria Callcott, A Scripture Herbal, page 212 more examples
This evergreen tree is the most tropical of the annonas.
1989, National Research Council (U.S.). Advisory Committee on Technology Innovation, Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide CultivationThe edible annonas have important features which are given in Table 1.
2004, Niir Board, Cultivation of Fruits, Vegetables and Floriculture, page 29
Annona2
proper noun
- Romanhuman sciencesA Roman goddess personifying the yearly harvest.
- A settlement in Red River County, Texas.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds
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Origin
- translingualAnnona
- translingualAnnona
- Englishannona
Borrowed from Translingual Annona.
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Czech láhevník
- láhevníktree of the genus Annona and their fruit
Finnish annoona
- annoonatree of the genus Annona and their fruit
Greek αννώνη
- αννώνη (annóni)tree of the genus Annona and their fruit
Polish flaszowiec
- flaszowiectree of the genus Annona and their fruit
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“annona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annona. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annona.
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