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单词 alliaceous
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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.

 
 
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