Definition of alliaceous in English:
alliaceous
adjective ˌalɪˈeɪʃəsˌæliˈeɪʃəs
Botany Relating to or denoting plants of a group that comprises the onions and other alliums.
Example sentencesExamples
- Russian exports of onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled, went down by 21%.
- About 40 days afterward a thin slice is cut off transversely from its top, and a milky juice of a fetid, alliaceous odor gradually exudes.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Latin allium 'garlic' + -aceous; compare with the modern Latin taxonomic family name Alliaceae.
Definition of alliaceous in US English:
alliaceous
adjectiveˌæliˈeɪʃəsˌalēˈāSHəs
Botany Relating to or denoting plants of a group that comprises the onions and other alliums.
Example sentencesExamples
- About 40 days afterward a thin slice is cut off transversely from its top, and a milky juice of a fetid, alliaceous odor gradually exudes.
- Russian exports of onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables, fresh or chilled, went down by 21%.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Latin allium ‘garlic’ + -aceous; compare with the modern Latin taxonomic family name Alliaceae.