annona

[ uh-noh-nuh ]

noun
  1. any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Annona, native to tropical America, and grown for their edible fruits.

Origin of annona

1
First recorded in 1760–70; from New Latin, from Central American Spanish anona, anon, allegedly from Taíno (Hispaniola) anon

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