JUGLANDACEOUS


Meaning of JUGLANDACEOUS in English

/jooh'glan day"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae. Cf. walnut family .

[ Juglandace ( ae ) walnut family ( Jugland-, s. of Juglans the type genus (L ( nux ) juglans a walnut, equiv. to ju-, contr. of Jov- JOVE (cf. JUPITER) + glans acorn; see GLAND 1 ) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .