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ANNONA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs

Synonyms:

Annona; genus Annona

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Annona" is a kind of...):

magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Annona"):

custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)

Holonyms ("Annona" is a member of...):

Annonaceae; custard-apple family; family Annonaceae (chiefly tropical trees or shrubs)

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