TAXACEOUS


Meaning of TAXACEOUS in English

/tak say"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Taxaceae, the yew family of plants. Cf. yew family .

[ 1840-50; Taxace ( ae ) name of the family ( Tax ( us ) a genus (L: yew) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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