单词 | menthaceous |
释义 | menthaceous[ men-they-shuhs ] / mɛnˈθeɪ ʃəs / adjectivebelonging to the Menthaceae, a former name for the plant family Labiatae. Compare mint family. Origin of menthaceous<New Latin Menthace(ae) (Menth(a) the type genus (Latin: mint1) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous Words nearby menthaceousmental symphysis, mental telepathy, mentation, mentee, Mentes, menthaceous, menthene, menthol, mentholated, menticide, mention Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for menthaceousmenthaceous / (mɛnˈθeɪʃɪəs) / adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the labiate plant genus Mentha (mints, etc) the members of which have scented leaves Word Origin for menthaceousfrom New Latin, from Latin mentha mint 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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