thymelaeaceous

British

/ ˌθɪmɪlɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Thymelaeaceae, a family of trees and shrubs having tough acrid bark and simple leaves: includes spurge laurel, leatherwood, and mezereon

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Etymology

Origin of thymelaeaceous

C19: via New Latin, from Greek thumelaia, from thumon _thyme + elaia olive

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