styracaceous

styracaceous
adjective

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/stuy'reuh kay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Styracaceae, the storax family of plants. Cf. storax family.
[ < NL Styracace(ae) (see STORAX, -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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styracaˈceous adjective
Of, related or belonging to the storax family Styracaceae, chiefly American and Asian trees and shrubs with leathery, alternate leaves and often fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers
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Main Entry: ↑styrax

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  • styracaceous — /stuy reuh kay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Styracaceae, the storax family of plants. Cf. storax family. [ < NL Styracace(ae) (see STORAX, ACEAE) + OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • styracaceous — styra·ca·ceous …   English syllables

  • sto|rax — «STR aks, STOHR », noun. 1. a solid resin resembling benzoin, with an odor like that of vanilla, obtained from a small styracaceous tree of Asia Minor and Syria, formerly used in medicine and perfume. 2. the tree itself. 3. any other tree or… …   Useful english dictionary

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