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juglandaceous

American

[joo-glan-dey-shuhs] / ˌdʒu glænˈdeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.

juglandaceous British

/ ˌdʒuːɡlænˈdeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Juglandaceae, a family of trees that includes walnut and hickory

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Etymology

Origin of juglandaceous

< New Latin Juglandace ( ae ) walnut family ( Jugland-, stem of Juglans the type genus ( Latin ( nux ) jūglāns a walnut, equivalent to jū-, contraction of Jov- Jove ( Jupiter ) + glāns acorn; gland ¹ ) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

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