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thymelæaceous, a. Bot.|ˌθɪmɪliːˈeɪʃəs| Also thymelaceous. [f. mod.L. Thymelæāceæ (or Thymelāceæ), f. specific name (Daphne) Thymelæa, ad. Gr. θυµελαία, f. θύµ-ον thyme + ἐλαία olive-tree: see -aceous.] Belonging to the N.O. Thymelæaceæ or Thymelaceæ.
1837Penny Cycl. VIII. 307/2 Daphne, a genus of thymelaceous plants. 1848Smart Suppl. to Walker, Thymelea,..which gives the name thymelaceous to a natural order. |