† rhamneousadj.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhamnus rhamnus n. + -eous suffix, after scientific Latin Rhamneae, family name (1815 or earlier). Compare French Rhamnées, plural noun (1815 or earlier). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (ræ·mnĭˌəs) /ˈræmnɪəs/.

Botany. Obsolete.

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.); = rhamnaceous adj.

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rhamnal1836

rhamneous1845

1845 Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 129/1 It has however been well characterized by Brongniart, in his memoir upon Rhamneous plants, under the name Ilicineæ.

1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1086/1 Rhamneus,..belonging to, or having an arrangement of parts as in the genus Rhamnus; applied to a Juss. Order (Rhamneæ; nom. pl. f.) of plants: rhamneous.

1893 Erythea 1 82 That no trace of the large representative Rhamneous genus Ceanothus should have been observed anywhere on this mountain is a very noteworthy fact.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	rhamneous
释义	† rhamneousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Rhamnus , -eous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhamnus rhamnus n. + -eous suffix, after scientific Latin Rhamneae, family name (1815 or earlier). Compare French Rhamnées, plural noun (1815 or earlier). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (ræ·mnĭˌəs) /ˈræmnɪəs/. Botany. Obsolete. 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.); = rhamnaceous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [adjective] > of buckthorns or rhamnus genus rhamnal1836 rhamneous1845 1845 Penny Cycl. Suppl. I. 129/1 It has however been well characterized by Brongniart, in his memoir upon Rhamneous plants, under the name Ilicineæ. 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1086/1 Rhamneus,..belonging to, or having an arrangement of parts as in the genus Rhamnus; applied to a Juss. Order (Rhamneæ; nom. pl. f.) of plants: rhamneous. 1893 Erythea 1 82 That no trace of the large representative Rhamneous genus Ceanothus should have been observed anywhere on this mountain is a very noteworthy fact. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.1845
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