taxaceous

[ tak-sey-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Taxaceae, the yew family of plants.

Origin of taxaceous

1
1840–50; <New Latin Taxace(ae) name of the family (Tax(us) a genus (Latin: yew) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for taxaceous

taxaceous

/ (tækˈseɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Taxaceae, a family of coniferous trees that includes the yews

Origin of taxaceous

1
C19: from New Latin taxāceus, from Latin taxus a yew

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