myrtaceous

American  

[mur-tey-shuhs] / mɜrˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. belonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants.

2. of, relating to, or resembling the myrtle.

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myrtaceous British  

/ mɜːˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Myrtaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having oil glands in the leaves: includes eucalyptus, clove, myrtle, and guava

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Etymology

Origin of myrtaceous

1825–35; < New Latin Myrtace ( ae ) family name ( New Latin, Latin myrt ( us ) myrtle + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Caryophyllus aromaticus.—This myrtaceous plant produces the well-known spice called cloves.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Tristania neriifolia.—A myrtaceous plant from Australia, called the turpentine tree, owing to its furnishing a fluid resembling that product.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Anchō′vy-pear, the fruit of a myrtaceous Jamaica tree, pickled and eaten like the East Indian mango, which it much resembles in taste.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The shallow creek was surrounded by a scrub of various myrtaceous trees, particularly Melaleucas.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

Eugenia ugni.—This small-foliaged myrtaceous plant is a native of Chili.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William