Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceæ, including the soursop.
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Examples
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Chichen Itza they began to eat anonas; never before had anonas been eaten, and when the Spaniards ate them they were called anona-eaters; the second time they came to Chichen they stopped at the house of the
The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Various 1868
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Chirimoya: anona or custard apple (Annona cherimola)
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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This member of the anona family is found in markets of the Valladolid area of the Yucatan.
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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Chirimoya: anona or custard apple (Annona cherimola)
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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Piña anona, cerimán de México: ceriman, fruit salad plant, Mexican breadfruit (Monstera deliciosa)
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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The fruit of an ornamental shrub native to Mexico and Guatemala, piña anona looks like a narrow, foot-long cucumber.
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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Piña anona, cerimán de México: ceriman, fruit salad plant, Mexican breadfruit (Monstera deliciosa)
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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Like all fruit in the anona family, the seeds should be avoided since they contain a slightly toxic substance, sometimes used in Mexico as an insecticide.
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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This member of the anona family is found in markets of the Valladolid area of the Yucatan.
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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The fruit of an ornamental shrub native to Mexico and Guatemala, piña anona looks like a narrow, foot-long cucumber.
Exotic summer refreshment: a guide to Mexico's tropical fruit 2007
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