moraceous

[ maw-rey-shuhs, moh- ]

adjective

1. belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants.

moraceous

/ mɔːˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Moraceae, a mostly tropical and subtropical family of trees and shrubs, including fig, mulberry, breadfruit, and hop, many of which have latex in the stems and heads enclosed in a fleshy receptacle

Word History and Origins

Origin of moraceous¹

< New Latin, Morace ( ae ) ( Mor ( us ) the type genus ( Latin mōrus black mulberry tree) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of moraceous¹

C20: via New Latin from Latin morus mulberry tree