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GENUS ANNONA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
Synonyms:
Annona; genus Annona
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus 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 "genus Annona"):
custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)
Holonyms ("genus Annona" is a member of...):
Annonaceae; custard-apple family; family Annonaceae (chiefly tropical trees or shrubs)