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Annona

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Noun1.AnnonaAnnona - type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs
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 plants are of the Annonaceae family, in particular Annona muricata, and contain substances (ie, quinolines, acetogenins, and rotenoids) that have been found to be neurotoxic.
He hit a lode with Annona bullata, a Cuban native closely related to the "custard apple.
The Hunter-Manning lease is immediately north and east of successful drilling in the James Lime formation (5500 feet below the surface) and stratographic open hole logs on the 8 existing wells show a significant Annona Chalk zone above the Paluxy.
 
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