Annona
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Annona squamosa
Translingual
Alternative forms
- Anona (former spelling)
Etymology
Possibly from an indigenous Taíno term for the fruit or tree, modified to conform with Latin annona (“corn, grain; means of subsistence”)
Proper noun
Annona f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Annonaceae – flowering plants, consisting of tropical shrubs and small trees, including the soursop.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Miridae – certain capsid bugs.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Annonaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Magnoliales - order; Annonaceae - family
- (genus in Miridae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Heteroptera - suborder; Cimicomorpha - infraorder; Miroidea - superfamily; Miridae - family; Deraeocorinae - subfamily; Hyaliodini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Annonaceae): Annona muricata - type species; Annona reticulata, Annona squamosa - selected species
References
Annona on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Annona (Annonaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Annona (Miridae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Annona on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Annona at USDA Plants database
English
Proper noun
Annona
- (Roman mythology) A Roman goddess personifying the yearly harvest.
- A settlement in Red River County, Texas.
Latin
Etymology
From annōna (“yearly produce”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /anˈnoː.na/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈno.na/,
Proper noun
Annōna f (genitive Annōnae); first declension
- The goddess who is the personification of the yearly harvest.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Annōna | Annōnae |
| genitive | Annōnae | Annōnārum |
| dative | Annōnae | Annōnīs |
| accusative | Annōnam | Annōnās |
| ablative | Annōnā | Annōnīs |
| vocative | Annōna | Annōnae |