Annona
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from an indigenous Taíno term for the fruit or tree, modified to conform with Latin annona (“corn, grain; means of subsistence”)
Proper noun edit
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 edit
- (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 edit
- (genus in Annonaceae): Annona muricata - type species; Annona reticulata, Annona squamosa - selected species
References edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Annona
- (Roman mythology) A Roman goddess personifying the yearly harvest.
- A settlement in Red River County, Texas.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From annōna (“yearly produce”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /anˈnoː.na/, [änˈnoːnä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /anˈno.na/, [änˈnɔːnä]
Proper noun edit
Annōna f (genitive Annōnae); first declension
- The goddess who is the personification of the yearly harvest.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Annōna | Annōnae |
| Genitive | Annōnae | Annōnārum |
| Dative | Annōnae | Annōnīs |
| Accusative | Annōnam | Annōnās |
| Ablative | Annōnā | Annōnīs |
| Vocative | Annōna | Annōnae |