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ANNONA MURICATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Annona muricata mean?
• ANNONA MURICATA (noun)
The noun ANNONA MURICATA has 1 sense:
1. small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
Familiarity information: ANNONA MURICATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Annona muricata; prickly custard apple; soursop; soursop tree
Hypernyms ("Annona muricata" is a kind of...):
custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)
Meronyms (parts of "Annona muricata"):
guanabana; soursop (large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples)
Context examples
A common name for the tropical tree Annona muricata whose tissues contain annonaceous acetogenins, compounds with antineoplastic activity.
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