单词 | aurantiaceous |
释义 | aurantiaceousadj. Botany. Of or belonging to the family Aurantiaceæ, which includes the trees that bear oranges, lemons, and similar fruits. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [adjective] > of citrus trees lindc1450 citron1627 citrous1658 linn1799 aurantiaceous1837 sour orange1920 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 214/1 Citrus, a genus of aurantiaceous plants. 1873 H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 11) 778 The coniferous and aurantiaceous orders. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1837 |
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