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单词 myrtaceous
释义

myrtaceous

[ mur-tey-shuhs ]
/ mɜrˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants.Compare myrtle family.
of, relating to, or resembling the myrtle.

Origin of myrtaceous

1825–35; <New Latin Myrtace(ae) family name (New Latin, Latin myrt(us) myrtle + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Words nearby myrtaceous

Myrna, myrobalan, myron, myrrh, Myrrha, myrtaceous, myrtle, Myrtle Beach, myrtle family, myrtle warbler, mySAP
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Example sentences from the Web for myrtaceous

  • At the bridge over this, a Myrtaceous tree and the Simool occur.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
  • Cloves are the dried flower-buds of an East-Indian myrtaceous tree (Caryophyllus).

    Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
  • Its leaves, however, had neither the vernation nor the pellucid dots of Myrtaceous trees.

    Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

British Dictionary definitions for myrtaceous

myrtaceous
/ (mɜːˈteɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Myrtaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having oil glands in the leaves: includes eucalyptus, clove, myrtle, and guava

Word Origin for myrtaceous

C19: via New Latin from Latin myrtus myrtle, from Greek murtos
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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