moraceous

American

[maw-rey-shuhs, moh-] / mɔˈreɪ ʃəs, moʊ- /

adjective

belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants.

moraceous British

/ mɔːˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of moraceous

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

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