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English
Etymology
Annonaceae + -ous
Pronunciation
Adjective
annonaceous (not comparable)
- (botany) Of or pertaining to the soursop and other members of the Annonaceae family.
- The soursop fruit comes from an annonaceous plant.
1917 May, 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: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.
Translations
pertaining to the Annonaceae family