Annona

See also: annona and Anona

Translingual

Annona squamosa

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

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Annonaceae – flowering plants, consisting of tropical shrubs and small trees, including the soursop.
2. 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

1. (Roman mythology) A Roman goddess personifying the yearly harvest.
2. A settlement in Red River County, Texas.

Latin

Etymology

From annōna (“yearly produce”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /anˈnoː.na/, [änˈnoːnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈno.na/, [änˈnɔːnä]

Proper noun

Annōna f (genitive Annōnae); first declension

1. The goddess who is the personification of the yearly harvest.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Annōna	Annōnae
Genitive	Annōnae	Annōnārum
Dative	Annōnae	Annōnīs
Accusative	Annōnam	Annōnās
Ablative	Annōnā	Annōnīs
Vocative	Annōna	Annōnae

Related terms

• annōna