TILIACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

tiliaceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family Tiliaceae (now principally subfamily Tilioideae in family Malvaceae) of flowering plants, including the linden.

Source: Wiktionary


Til`i*a"ceous, a. Etym: [OE. tilia the linden tree.] (Bot.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Tiliaceæ) of which the linden (Tilia) is the type. The order includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the jute.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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