myrtaceous

American  

[mur-tey-shuhs] / mɜrˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

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

2. of, relating to, or resembling the myrtle.

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myrtaceous British  

/ mɜːˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of myrtaceous

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

Example Sentences

The shallow creek was surrounded by a scrub of various myrtaceous trees, particularly Melaleucas.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

Anchō′vy-pear, the fruit of a myrtaceous Jamaica tree, pickled and eaten like the East Indian mango, which it much resembles in taste.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Tristania neriifolia.—A myrtaceous plant from Australia, called the turpentine tree, owing to its furnishing a fluid resembling that product.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Caryophyllus aromaticus.—This myrtaceous plant produces the well-known spice called cloves.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Eugenia ugni.—This small-foliaged myrtaceous plant is a native of Chili.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William