Anona
ɑˈnoʊnə-
Anona
(Bot) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop.
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anona
A genus of trees or shrubs, type of the natural order Anonaceœ, of about 50 species, which are, with two or three exceptions, natives of tropical America. A. squamosa (sweet-sop) grows in the West Indian islands, and yields an edible fruit having a thick, sweet, luscious pulp. A. muricata (sour-sop) is cultivated in the West and East Indies; it produces a large pearshaped fruit, of a greenish color, containing an agreeable slightly acid pulp. The genus produces other edible fruits, as the common custard-apple or bullock's-heart, from A. reticulata, and the cherimoyer of Peru, from A. Cherimolia.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary NL. Cf. Ananas
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It is a small bush with a yellow fruit, and in its appearance a dwarf "anona". "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa" by
The anona, the custard apple. "The Annals of the Cakchiquels" by
Of the same family as the chirimoya is the guanabana (Anona muricata), or sour sop, an unattractive name for so delicious a fruit. "The Western World" by
R. M. BRUMBY, ANONA, FLA. "Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913" by
The sweet sop is the commonest of the Anonas, and is grown throughout a considerable part of coastal Queensland. "Fruits of Queensland" by
All the toes of his feet, and the fingers of his hands are tied up in anona bark. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898" by