annonaceous en · ADJ
Etymology
Annonaceae + -ous
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.
The soursop fruit comes from an annonaceous plant.
Those of the biriba attain a diameter of six or eight inches, and have been pronounced to be the finest annonaceous fruit of tropical America.
1917 May 14, Vaughan MacCaughey, “The genus Annona in the Hawaiian islands”, in Torreya, a Monthly Journal of Botanical Notes and News, volume 17, number 5, page 76:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anonaceous | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pt anonáceo (pertaining to the Annonaceae family)