pinaceous

American

[pahy-ney-shuhs] / paɪˈneɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.

pinaceous British

/ paɪˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Pinaceae, a family of conifers with needle-like leaves: includes pine, spruce, fir, larch, and cedar

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

nonpinaceous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of pinaceous

1870–75; < New Latin Pinace ( ae ) ( see pine ¹, -aceae) + -ous

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