tropaeolaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌtrəʊpiːəˈleɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌtroʊpiəˈleɪʃəs/,

/ˌtroʊpioʊˈleɪʃəs/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Tropaeolaceae, family name (1825 or earlier; < Tropaeolum tropaeolum n. + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin Tropaeoleae, order name ( A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis (1824) I. 683).

Botany. rare.

Belonging to the genus Tropaeolum or family Tropaeolaceae of Central and South American herbaceous plants.

ΚΠ

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist iii. v. 655 Tropœolum tuberosum Maund., is a tropæolaceous tuberous-rooted climbing perennial, growing five feet or six feet high, introduced from Peru in 1837.

1994 Indian Sci. Abstr. 30 71/1 Five cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, radish and Chinese cabbage) and one tropaeolaceous ornamental (nasturtium) were tested as host plants in a laboratory experiment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tropaeolaceous
释义	tropaeolaceousadj. Brit. /ˌtrəʊpiːəˈleɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌtroʊpiəˈleɪʃəs/, /ˌtroʊpioʊˈleɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Tropaeolaceae , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Tropaeolaceae, family name (1825 or earlier; < Tropaeolum tropaeolum n. + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin Tropaeoleae, order name ( A. P. de Candolle Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis (1824) I. 683). Botany. rare. Belonging to the genus Tropaeolum or family Tropaeolaceae of Central and South American herbaceous plants. ΚΠ 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist iii. v. 655 Tropœolum tuberosum Maund., is a tropæolaceous tuberous-rooted climbing perennial, growing five feet or six feet high, introduced from Peru in 1837. 1994 Indian Sci. Abstr. 30 71/1 Five cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, turnip, radish and Chinese cabbage) and one tropaeolaceous ornamental (nasturtium) were tested as host plants in a laboratory experiment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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