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annona

(əˈnəʊnə)
n
(Plants) a tropical shrub or tree, of the family Annonaceae, native to America
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an•no•na

(əˈnoʊ nə)

n., pl. -nas.
any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Annona, native to tropical America, grown for their edible fruits.
[< New Latin < American Spanish, allegedly < Arawak (Hispaniola)]
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Noun1.annona - type genus of the AnnonaceaeAnnona - type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
genus Annona
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
Annonaceae, custard-apple family, family Annonaceae - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
custard apple, custard apple tree - any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
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The authors thanks Fondo Sectorial de Investigacion para la Educacion, for the financial support by the grant: "Caracterizacion morfologica, bioquimica y genetica de guanabana (Annona muricata L.)" number 242718 and CONACyT for the Ph.D.
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In a new survey, scientists found Annona senegalensis (African Custard apple) and Boswellia dalziellii (Frankincense tree) were atop the list of plants commonly used to manage arthritis in North-West Nigeria.
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Nao foram observadas diferencas significativas entre os tratamentos na velocidade media de germinacao, tais dados corroboram com os de Ferreira et al., (2002), que estudando frutas do conde (Annona squamosa L.) tratadas com [GA.sub.3] e nao encontrou diferencas significativas para esta variavel.
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En este sentido, uno de los principales problemas a los que se enfrento la sociedad romana fue la del aprovisionamiento urbano (4) de grano y trigo, la annona que era ya desde la epoca Republicana una actividad encomendada a los ediles (5) que debian de controlar la provision del grano en cantidades suficientes y a un precio razonable.
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Neste contexto, foram avaliados aspectos biometricos em Annona reticulata (L.) Veil.
MORPHOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION USING LINEAR DIMENSIONS ON THE BIOMETRIC ATTRIBUTES IN SEEDS OF Annona reticulata (L.) Veil. (ANNONACEAE)/CARACTERIZACAO MORFOLOGICA USANDO DIMENSOES LINEARES SOBRE OS ATRIBUTOS BIOMETRICOS EM SEMENTES DE Annona reticulata (L.) Veil. (ANNONACEAE)
hirsutus was collected on leaves, branches, stems and fruits of Annona squamosa L.
First record of Crypticerya zeteki (Cockerell, 1914) (Monophlebidae) in Brazil and Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (Pseudococcidae) in the state of Maranhao/Primeiro registro de Crypticerya zeteki (Cockerell, 1914) (Monophlebidae) no Brasil e Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green, 1908) (Pseudococcidae) no Maranhao, Brasil

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