† papayaceousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Papayaceae , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Papayaceae, family name (1835 or earlier; < papaya (see papaya n.) + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier papayad n. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæpăˌyēⁱʃəs) /pæpəˈjeɪʃəs/.

Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Of or relating to the former family Papayaceae, of which the type genus was Carica (now included in the family Caricaceae).

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papayal1846

papayaceous1857

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Papayaceus, applied by Agardh, Lindley, Kunth and Martius to a Family (Papayaceæ..) having the Papaya for their type: papayaceous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	papayaceous
释义	† papayaceousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Papayaceae , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Papayaceae, family name (1835 or earlier; < papaya (see papaya n.) + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier papayad n. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (pæpăˌyēⁱʃəs) /pæpəˈjeɪʃəs/. Botany. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Of or relating to the former family Papayaceae, of which the type genus was Carica (now included in the family Caricaceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Papayaceae family or plant > [adjective] papayal1846 papayaceous1857 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Papayaceus, applied by Agardh, Lindley, Kunth and Martius to a Family (Papayaceæ..) having the Papaya for their type: papayaceous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1857
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