myr|ta|ceous

myr|ta|ceous
myr|ta|ceous «mur TAY shuhs», adjective.
1. belonging to the myrtle family: »

Myrtle, clove, allspice, guava, and eucalyptus are myrtaceous plants.

2. of or like the myrtle.
[< New Latin Myrtaceae the family name (< Latin myrtāceus < myrtus myrtle tree < Greek mýrtos) + English -ous]

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  • myr — cal·i·myr·na; co·ri·a·myr·tin; iri·do·myr·mex; mor·myr·i·dae; myr·a·bal·a·nus; myr·cene; myr·cia; myr·i·a·can·thous; myr·i·ad·ly; myr·ia·me·ter; myr·i·an·gi·a·les; myr·i·an·gi·um; myr·i·an·i·da; myr·i·a·pod; myr·i·ap·o·da; myr·i·arch;… …   English syllables

  • myrtaceous — myr·ta·ceous …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Myrtaceous — Myr*ta ceous, a. [L. myrtaceus.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important natural family of trees and shrubs ({Myrtace[ae]} of the order {Myrtales}), of which the myrtle ({Myrtus}) is the type. It includes the genera… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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