Annonaceae
|an-no-na-ce-ae|
/ˌænəˈneɪsiːi/
custard-apple family (flowering plant family)
Etymology
'Annonaceae' originates from New Latin, formed from the genus name 'Annona' plus the botanical family suffix '-aceae' (used to form family names).
'Annona' itself comes from Latin 'annōna' meaning 'yearly produce, crops', ultimately related to 'annus' meaning 'year'; the family name 'Annonaceae' was created in modern botanical Latin to denote the family containing Annona and related genera.
Initially, the element 'Annona' referred specifically to the genus derived from a Latin term for produce; over time 'Annonaceae' came to denote the broader family of related flowering plants.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a family of flowering plants in the order Magnoliales, commonly called the custard-apple family; includes tropical and subtropical genera such as Annona, Asimina, and Uvaria.
The Annonaceae include economically important fruit trees such as Annona (custard apples) and Asimina (pawpaw).
Synonyms
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