portulaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɔːtʃᵿˈleɪʃəs/,

/ˌpɔːtjᵿˈleɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɔrtʃəˈlɛɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Portulaca , -eous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Portulaca portulaca n. + -eous suffix (compare -aceous suffix), after scientific Latin †Portulaceae, family name ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera Plantarum (1789) 313; emended to Portulacaceae by Lindley: see portulacaceous adj.). Compare French portulacées, plural noun (1827 or earlier).

Botany. Now rare.

= portulacaceous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Portulaceae > [adjective]

portulaceous1846

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 500 In Orders where the number of stamens is sometimes indefinite and sometimes has no sort of relation to the sepals, as is, in fact, the case with the whole Portulaceous Order.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. vi. 203 Most of the portulaceous plants which grow on the banks of the gulf of Cariaco.

1893 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20 410 Montia fontana, L.—This diminutive Portulaceous plant, though widely distributed in the colder and temperate regions of both hemispheres, has not hitherto been noticed within the limits of our Atlantic States.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portulaceous
释义	portulaceousadj. Brit. /ˌpɔːtʃᵿˈleɪʃəs/, /ˌpɔːtjᵿˈleɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌpɔrtʃəˈlɛɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Portulaca , -eous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Portulaca portulaca n. + -eous suffix (compare -aceous suffix), after scientific Latin †Portulaceae, family name ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera Plantarum (1789) 313; emended to Portulacaceae by Lindley: see portulacaceous adj.). Compare French portulacées, plural noun (1827 or earlier). Botany. Now rare. = portulacaceous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Portulaceae > [adjective] portulaceous1846 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 500 In Orders where the number of stamens is sometimes indefinite and sometimes has no sort of relation to the sepals, as is, in fact, the case with the whole Portulaceous Order. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. vi. 203 Most of the portulaceous plants which grow on the banks of the gulf of Cariaco. 1893 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 20 410 Montia fontana, L.—This diminutive Portulaceous plant, though widely distributed in the colder and temperate regions of both hemispheres, has not hitherto been noticed within the limits of our Atlantic States. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1846
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