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Meaning of "taxaceous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAXACEOUS

From New Latin taxāceus, from Latin taxus a yew.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TAXACEOUS

tækˈseɪʃəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAXACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taxaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TAXACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of taxaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of taxaceous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Taxaceae, a family of coniferous trees that includes the yews.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAXACEOUS

audacious · bodacious · byssaceous · cretaceous · curvaceous · efficacious · flirtatious · gracious · hellacious · herbaceous · mimosaceous · ostentatious · proteinaceous · pugnacious · salacious · spacious · tenacious · vexatious · vivacious · voracious

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAXACEOUS

tax-exempt · tax-free · taxa · taxability · taxable · taxable amount · taxable year · taxableness · taxables · taxably · taxation · taxational · taxative · taxeme · taxemic · taxer · taxi · taxi dancer · taxi dancing · taxi driver

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAXACEOUS

arenaceous · argillaceous · carbonaceous · chartaceous · coriaceous · crustaceous · cylindraceous · diatomaceous · ericaceous · farinaceous · gorgeous · liliaceous · micaceous · olivaceous · predaceous · siliceous · solanaceous · spathaceous · the Cretaceous · tuffaceous · violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of taxaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAXACEOUS»

Discover the use of taxaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taxaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jubilee Publication in the Commemoration of Professor H. ...
Taxus, Torreya, and Cephalotaxus The common taxaceous genera in Japan are Taxus, Torreya, and Cephalotaxus, while the genus Amentotaxus is restricted to Taiwan (Formosa). Most of the foliage shoots described as Taxites. Torreyites ...
‎1939
2
Rambles in New Zealand
The trees which grew here were small stunted coniferous or taxaceous and composite ones. There were none except on the sides of the watercourse, and they did not lift their heads above the level RAMBLES IN NEW ZEALAND. 47.
John Carne Bidwill, 1841
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The Pharmaceutical Journal ...: A Weekly Record of Pharmacy ...
The other taxaceous plant is that called by the New Zealanders Rimu. It is the Dacrydium cupressinum of Solander. Specimens of the bark, branch with leaves, exudation (which is said to resemble him), and extract of the bark have 'been sent .
‎1846
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Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and ...
This is not a cereal, strictly speaking, for us either, being Polygonaceous. e The fruits of a Taxaceous tree, fei shih" (T. nucifera), not far removed from the yew. Cf. F. P. Smith (1), p. 220. ' Cf. Casal (1); Schurhammer (2). * Cf. Hori Ichiro (2); ...
Joseph Needham, 1974
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A Dictionary of Entomology
... fore tibial Dactyls nearly touching; Ocelli small, circular in outline shape, widely separated. See Gryllotalpidae; Mole Crickets. Cf. Changa Mole Cricket; Imitator Mole Cricket; Short-Winged Mole Cricket. TAXA Noun. See Taxon. TAXACEOUS  ...
‎2011
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Chinese Medicinal Herbs: A Modern Edition of a Classic ...
The character is also, but incorrectly, written (Fei) and {<3}; (Pei, Pei, or Pai). The tree is a taxaceous one, resembling (.'muz2'/zg/umia sine/zsi.r. In fact it is sometimes called 5; /|:j(Yeh-shan), “wild Cmmin,g/Iamia.” The nuts of the tree are called ...
Shizhen Li, Porter Smith, George Arthur Stuart, 2003
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Travels in New Zealand: With Contributions to the Geography, ...
The trees which grew here were small stunted coniferous or taxaceous and composite ones. There were none except on the sides of the watercourse, and they did not lift their heads above the level of the top of the bank on which they grew.
Ernst Dieffenbach, 1843
8
Botany For Degree Gymnosperm (M.E.)
A brief description of taxaceous male flowers is given below to elucidate the differences : The male flowers in Taxus, Nothotaxus and Torreya arise singly in the axils of foliage leaves. In Austrotaxus and Amentotaxus the male flowers are ...
P C Vashishta, A K Sinha, Anil Kumar, P.C.Vasishta
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Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope
Conifers have flowers of both sexes on different parts or branches of the same tree. There are fewer seed-bearing trees, therefore, since only trees bearing female flowers have seed. Moreover, in thinning a stand of Taxaceous trees care  ...
George Bishop Sudworth, 1908
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The Hell Creek Formation and the Cretaceous-Tertiary ...
... or taxodiaceous/cupressaceous/ taxaceous gymnosperms — with certain angiosperms sometimes present in significant numbers. These observations are important because they bear on the question of possible sedimentary facies control of ...
Joseph Herbert Hartman, Kirk R. Johnson, Douglas J. Nichols, 2002
REFERENCE
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