annona

[ uh-noh-nuh ]

/ əˈnoʊ nə /

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noun

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

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Origin of annona

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

Words nearby annona

anniversary day, anniversary reaction, anno aetatis suae, anno Domini, anno mundi, annona, annonaceous, annona family, anno regni, annot., annotate

How to use annona in a sentence

If he can not do this, he must feed and fatten 60 pigs with corn (de annona pascit et impinguat 60 porcos).
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
You have to prepare the Annona of the sacred City, and to feed the whole people as at one board.
The Letters of Cassiodorus|Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)
Sugar Apple, annona squamosa, another genus of the polygynia order, polyandria class.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)|Anonymous
Early in its history the annona civica attracted many to Rome in the hope of living there without working.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various

But the annona civica was an endowed charity, affecting not a single family, but the whole population.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various