单词 | rhamnaceous |
释义 | rhamnaceousadj. Botany. Belonging to or characteristic of the family Rhamnaceae, comprising mainly flowering shrubs and small trees, and typified by the buckthorns (genus Rhamnus: see rhamnus n.). ΚΠ 1840 Penny Cycl. XVIII. 196/1 Their position..appears to be near the Vitaceous order, rather than the Rhamnaceous or Polygalaceous. 1899 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 115 There is much in Vitaceæ to suggest an alliance with rhamnaceous plants. 1925 Science 6 Mar. 267/1 The relation of crown rust of oats to its alternate hosts of..four Rhamnaceous genera, Berchemia, Ceanothus, Ziziphus and Rhamnus. 2009 T. N. Taylor et al. Paleobotany (ed. 2) xxii. 971/2 Impressions of..rhamnaceous fruits have also been reported from the Middle Jurassic of north China. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1840 |
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