Annona

== 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 Category: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): [anˈnɔː.na] === Proper noun === Annōna f (genitive Annōnae); first declension The goddess who is the personification of the yearly harvest. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== annōna