Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Anonaceœ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
soursop and other members of theAnnonaceae family.
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Examples
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Sedgwick called an _anonaceous_ tree: it was about thirty feet high, and its slender trunk was covered with large star-like crimson flowers, which surrounded it like a garland, and Grace and Emily declared they thought some one had come on purpose to adorn it.
In the Eastern Seas William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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