tiliaceous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From translingual Tiliaceae + -ous, from Latin tilia (“linden tree”).
Adjective
[edit]tiliaceous (not comparable)
- (botany, obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family Tiliaceae (now principally subfamily Tilioideae in family Malvaceae) of flowering plants, including the linden.
References
[edit]- “tiliaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.