annona family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Annonaceae, characterized by tropical trees and shrubs bearing simple alternate leaves, solitary or clustered dull-colored flowers, and edible fruit, and including the cherimoya, custard apple, and sweetsop.

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Example Sentences

Though little more than exotic edibles to most Americans, such fruits of the Annona family have been cultivated by people in Central and South America for generations.

From Scientific American