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moraceous — /maw ray sheuhs, moh /, adj. belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants. Cf. mulberry family. [ < NL, Morace(ae) (Mor(us) the type genus (L morus black mulberry tree) + aceae ACEAE) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
moraceous — mo·ra·ceous … English syllables
moraceous — /mɔˈreɪʃəs/ (say maw rayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Moraceae, or mulberry family of plants, which includes the mulberry, breadfruit, fig, hemp, hop, Osage orange, etc. {Latin mōrus mulberry tree + aceous} …
moraceous — adjective of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Moraceae • Pertains to noun: ↑Moraceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑Moraceae * * * adjective see moraceae * * * /maw ray sheuhs, moh /, adj. belonging to the Moraceae,… … Useful english dictionary
fig — I. /fɪg / (say fig) noun 1. Also, fig tree. any tree or shrub of the moraceous genus Ficus, especially a small tree, F. carica, native to south western Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear shaped fruit which is eaten fresh or preserved or dried. 2.… …
family Moraceae — noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis • Syn: ↑Moraceae, ↑mulberry family • Derivationally related forms: ↑moraceous (for: ↑Moraceae) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fig tree — noun any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑fig, ↑common fig, ↑common fig tree, ↑Ficus carica, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Moraceae — noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis • Syn: ↑family Moraceae, ↑mulberry family • Derivationally related forms: ↑moraceous • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family … Useful english dictionary
mulberry family — noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis • Syn: ↑Moraceae, ↑family Moraceae • Derivationally related forms: ↑moraceous (for: ↑Moraceae) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
milkwood — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several trees or shrubs having abundant latex: as a. : a moraceous tree (Pseudolmedia spuria) of tropical America b. : a tree (Sapium laurofolium) of Jamaica that resembles a cactus called also Jamaica milkwood c. : a… … Useful english dictionary
