melastomataceousadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˌlastəməˈteɪʃəs/, U.S.

/məˌlæstəməˈteɪʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Melastoma n., -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < Melastoma n. + -aceous suffix, with -t- after the stem form of ancient Greek στόμα.

Botany.

Of or relating to the family Melastomataceae (earlier Melastomaceae).

ΚΠ

1905 Missouri Bot. Garden 16th Ann. Rep. 175 The Melastomataceous type is characterized by anthers of the same general form as those of the Solanum-Cassia type.

1925 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52 380 Miconia guianensis..is probably the commonest melastomataceous tree in British Guiana.

1973 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 266 460 Smaller melastomataceous herbs..and ferns..locally form a dense ground cover.

1986 Psyche (Cambridge, Mass.) 93 329 Twelve species of vespid wasps were found nesting on two species of melastomataceous ant plants in a lowland forest.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melastomataceous
释义	melastomataceousadj. Brit. /mᵻˌlastəməˈteɪʃəs/, U.S. /məˌlæstəməˈteɪʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Melastoma n., -aceous suffix. Etymology: < Melastoma n. + -aceous suffix, with -t- after the stem form of ancient Greek στόμα. Botany. Of or relating to the family Melastomataceae (earlier Melastomaceae). ΚΠ 1905 Missouri Bot. Garden 16th Ann. Rep. 175 The Melastomataceous type is characterized by anthers of the same general form as those of the Solanum-Cassia type. 1925 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52 380 Miconia guianensis..is probably the commonest melastomataceous tree in British Guiana. 1973 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 266 460 Smaller melastomataceous herbs..and ferns..locally form a dense ground cover. 1986 Psyche (Cambridge, Mass.) 93 329 Twelve species of vespid wasps were found nesting on two species of melastomataceous ant plants in a lowland forest. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1905
随便看	sausagefingered sausagegrinder sausagehose sausagelike sausagemaker sausagemeat sausagepink sausagepoisoning sausages sausageseller sausageshaped sausageshop sausagestuffer sausagetree sausagey sauserling saussurean saussureanism saussurite saussurite-gabbro saussuritegabbro saussuritic saussuritization saussuritized saut