myrtaceous

[ mur-tey-shuhs ]

/ mɜrˈteɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants.Compare myrtle family.

of, relating to, or resembling the myrtle.

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Origin of myrtaceous

1825–35; <New Latin Myrtace(ae) family name (New Latin, Latin myrt(us) myrtle + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Words nearby myrtaceous

Myrna, myrobalan, myron, myrrh, Myrrha, myrtaceous, myrtle, Myrtle Beach, myrtle family, myrtle warbler, mySAP

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How to use myrtaceous in a sentence

Its leaves, however, had neither the vernation nor the pellucid dots of Myrtaceous trees.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
The shallow creek was surrounded by a scrub of various myrtaceous trees, particularly Melaleucas.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
At the bridge over this, a Myrtaceous tree and the Simool occur.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Cloves are the dried flower-buds of an East-Indian myrtaceous tree (Caryophyllus).
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for myrtaceous

myrtaceous

/ (mɜːˈteɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Myrtaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having oil glands in the leaves: includes eucalyptus, clove, myrtle, and guava

Word Origin for myrtaceous

C19: via New Latin from Latin myrtus myrtle, from Greek murtos

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