pinaceous

[ pahy-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.

pinaceous

/ paɪˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• nonpi·naceous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinaceous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinaceous¹

C19: via New Latin from Latin pīnus a pine