† ambrosiaceousadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ambrosia n., -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < ambrosia n. (compare sense 4 at that entry) + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Ambrosiaceae, family name (1816 or earlier), itself after French Ambrosiacées, plural noun (1804 or earlier). N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆mbrō^u:ziˌēⁱʃəs) /æmˌbrəʊzɪˈeɪʃəs/.

Botany. Obsolete. rare.

Belonging to a division of plants containing the genus Ambrosia (see ambrosia n. 4) and related genera.

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1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Ambrosiaceous, resembling the Ambrosia; having a pleasant odour.

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Death-weed, an ambrosiaceous plant, Iva axillaris, giving trouble as a weed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020).

单词	ambrosiaceous
释义	† ambrosiaceousadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ambrosia n., -aceous suffix. Etymology: < ambrosia n. (compare sense 4 at that entry) + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Ambrosiaceae, family name (1816 or earlier), itself after French Ambrosiacées, plural noun (1804 or earlier). N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆mbrō^u:ziˌēⁱʃəs) /æmˌbrəʊzɪˈeɪʃəs/. Botany. Obsolete. rare. Belonging to a division of plants containing the genus Ambrosia (see ambrosia n. 4) and related genera. ΚΠ 1879 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Ambrosiaceous, resembling the Ambrosia; having a pleasant odour. 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Death-weed, an ambrosiaceous plant, Iva axillaris, giving trouble as a weed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020). < adj.1879
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