tiliaceous

[ til-ee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Tiliaceae, the linden family of plants.

Origin of tiliaceous

1
1890–95; <New Latin Tiliace(ae) (Tili(a) a genus (Latin: linden tree) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for tiliaceous

tiliaceous

/ (ˌtɪlɪˈeɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Tiliaceae, a family of flowering plants, mostly trees and shrubs of warm and tropical regions: includes linden and jute

Origin of tiliaceous

1
C19: from Late Latin tiliāceus, from Latin tilia linden

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