- tiliaceous
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/til'ee ay"sheuhs/, adj.belonging to the Tiliaceae, the linden family of plants. Cf. linden family.[1890-95; < NL Tiliace(ae) (Tili(a) a genus (L: linden tree) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]
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Universalium. 2010.
tiliaceous
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Tiliaceous — Til i*a ceous, a. [OE. tilia the linden tree.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants ({Tiliace[ae]}) of which the linden ({Tilia}) is the type. The family includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tiliaceous — til·i·a·ceous … English syllables
tiliaceous — adjective see tiliaceae … Useful english dictionary
