annonaceous

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.

“The soursop fruit comes from an annonaceous plant.”

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Meanings

adjectiveannonaceous (not comparable)

alternative anonaceous

  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.

    The soursop fruit comes from an annonaceous plant.

    1 more example

    Those of the biriba attain a diameter of six or eight inches, and have been pronounced to be the finest annonaceous fruit of tropical America.

    1917 May 28, Vaughan MacCaughey, “The genus Annona in the Hawaiian islands”, in Torreya, a Monthly Journal of Botanical Notes and News, volume 17, number 5, page 76

Origin

Annonaceae + -ous

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Translations

Portuguese anonáceo
  • anonáceopertaining to the Annonaceae family

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with annonaceous

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Cite this entry
APA

annonaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annonaceous

MLA

“annonaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annonaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annonaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annonaceous.

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