annona

[ uh-noh-nuh ]

/ əˈnoʊ nə /

any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Annona, native to tropical America, and grown for their edible fruits.

Compare annona family.

Origin of annona

< New Latin < American Spanish anona, anon, allegedly < Arawak (Hispaniola)

Then, in the main, natural social forces would come into play, and dependence on any form of annona civica would cease.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 |Various
The almsgiving of the church by degrees took the place of annona and sportula, and it may have created pauperism.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 |Various
The sportula was a form of charity corresponding to the annona civica.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 |Various
On charitable relief, as we shall see, the annona has had a long-continued and fatal influence.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 |Various

Soursop, annona muricata, of the polygynia order, polyandria class.

Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) |Anonymous