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▪ I. turbinaceous, a.1 rare.|tɜːbɪˈneɪʃəs|
[f. L. turbo, turbin-em: see turbo and -aceous.]
Resembling the gastropod genus Turbo; top-shaped.
1842Penny Cycl. XXII. 53/1 Siphonostomata..Turbinella... Turbinaceous and spiny species.
▪ II. † turbiˈnaceous, a.2 Obs.
[Erroneous formation for *turbaceous f. med.L. turba turf, peat, as if f. L. turbo, turbin- (cf. prec.).]
Pertaining to peat; peaty; flavoured with peat-smoke.
1824Scott St. Ronan's xiii, The real turbinacious flavour [of the whisky] no sooner reached the nose of the Captain than the beverage was turned down his throat. |