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also n.
  1. A twining Andean herb (Tropaeolum tuberosum) having large flowers with yellow petals and long red spurs.
  2. The edible tubers of this plant.

[American Spanish añú, from Quechua áñu.]


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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Anu
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Mesopotamian sky god. He belonged to a triad that included Bel and Ea. Though he was the highest god, his role in mythology, hymns, and cult was small. The father of all gods, evil spirits, and demons, and the god of kings and the calendar, he was depicted with headdress and horns signifying strength. His Sumerian counterpart, An, was originally envisaged as a great bull; he probably began as a god of herders.

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The Sumerian sky god and chief divinity whose seat was at Uruk (Warka), Iraq.
 
Columbia Encyclopedia: Anu
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Anu (ā'nū), ancient sky god of Sumerian origin, worshiped in Babylonian religion. The son of Apsu (the underworld ocean) and Tiamat (primeval chaos), Anu was king of the great triad of gods, which included the earth god Enlil and the water god Ea.

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