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Lauraceous — Lau*ra ceous, a. [From {Laurus}.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order ({Laurace[ae]}) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lauraceous — adjective see lauraceae * * * /law ray sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the plant family Lauraceae. Cf. laurel family. [ < NL Laurace(ae) (Laur(us) the laurel genus (L: LAUREL) + aceae ACEAE) + OUS] * * * laurāˈceous … Useful english dictionary
lauraceous — /law ray sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the plant family Lauraceae. Cf. laurel family. [ < NL Laurace(ae) (Laur(us) the laurel genus (L: LAUREL) + aceae ACEAE) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
lauraceous — adj. of the laurel family (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
lauraceous — lau·ra·ceous … English syllables
lauraceous — /lɒˈreɪʃəs/ (say lo rayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Lauraceae, or laurel family of plants. {Latin laurus laurel + aceous} …
American nutmeg — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Atherosperma moschata — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brazilian nutmeg — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Calabash nutmeg — Nutmeg Nut meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
