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单词 ampelideous
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ampelideousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ampelideae , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Ampelideae, former family name (C. S. Kunth in A. von Humboldt & A. Bonpland Nova genera et species plantarum (1821) V. 222; < ancient Greek ἀμπελίδ- , ἀμπελίς young vine, vine plant ( < ἄμπελος vine (see ampelography n.) + -ίς -id suffix2) + scientific Latin -eae : see -eous suffix) + -ous suffix.Compare French ampélides (1838), ampélidées (1845), plural nouns. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æmpĭli·dĭəs) /æmpɪˈlɪdɪəs/.
Botany. Obsolete. rare.
Of or relating to the (former) family Ampelideae of vines, including the Virginia creeper and the grapevine.Most of these plants are now included in the family Vitaceae.
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1845 G. Don in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 175*/1 Ampelideous shrubs.—Among these the common vine is the most conspicuous.
1858 Jrnl. Proc. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 2 146 The monotony of Eucalyptus here gives way to..ampelideous plants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019).
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