myrtaceous
[ mur-tey-shuh s ]
/ mɜrˈteɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants.
Compare myrtle family.
of, relating to, or resembling the myrtle.
Words nearby myrtaceous
myrna,
myrobalan,
myron,
myrrh,
myrrha,
myrtaceous,
myrtle,
myrtle beach,
myrtle family,
myrtle warbler,
mysap
Example sentences from the Web for myrtaceous
At the bridge over this, a Myrtaceous tree and the Simool occur.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William GriffithCloves are the dried flower-buds of an East-Indian myrtaceous tree (Caryophyllus).
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany |Douglas Houghton CampbellIts leaves, however, had neither the vernation nor the pellucid dots of Myrtaceous trees.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia |Ludwig Leichhardt
British Dictionary definitions for myrtaceous
myrtaceous
/ (mɜːˈteɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Myrtaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having oil glands in the leaves: includes eucalyptus, clove, myrtle, and guava
Word Origin for myrtaceous
C19: via New Latin from Latin
myrtus myrtle, from Greek
murtos