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taxaceous, a. Bot.|tækˈseɪʃəs|
[f. mod.L. Taxace-æ (f. taxus yew) + -ous: see -aceous.]
Belonging to the N.O. Taxaceæ (often made a suborder of Coniferæ), including the yew. So ˈtaxad |ˈtæksəd| [cf. arad], Lindley's name for a tree or shrub belonging to the Taxaceæ.
1846Lindley Veg. Kingd. 230 Mr. Bennett..is of opinion that Taxads should not form a distinct Natural Order, but ought to be associated with Conifers. 1904Jrnl. R. Microsc. Soc. Feb. 78 Taxoxylon Philpii..represents the first taxaceous fossil wood from Queensland. |