taxaceous

taxaceous
/tak say"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Taxaceae, the yew family of plants. Cf. yew family.
[1840-50; < NL Taxace(ae) name of the family (Tax(us) a genus (L: yew) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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  • taxaceous — adjective Of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family …   Wiktionary

  • taxaceous — tax·a·ceous …   English syllables

  • taxaceous —   a. pertaining to or like yew; belonging to the yew family of trees.    ♦ taxine a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • taxaceous — adjective see taxaceae …   Useful english dictionary

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