simaroubaceous

[ sim-uh-roo-bey-shuh s ]
/ ˌsɪm ə ruˈbeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
Compare quassia family.

Origin of simaroubaceous

1835–45; < New Latin Simaroubace(ae) (see simarouba, -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby simaroubaceous

sim., sima, simak, simar, simarouba, simaroubaceous, simazine, simba, simbirsk, simcoe, simenon

British Dictionary definitions for simaroubaceous

simaroubaceous

simarubaceous

/ (ˌsɪməruːˈbeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Simaroubaceae, a mainly tropical family of trees and shrubs that includes ailanthus and quassia