Macaronesianadj.

Brit.

/ˌmakərə(ʊ)ˈniːzjən/,

/ˌmakərə(ʊ)ˈniːʒən/, U.S.

/ˌmækəroʊˈniʒən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Macaronesia n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < Macaronesia n. + -an suffix.

Chiefly Botany.

Of or relating to Macaronesia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective]

Macaronesian1917

1917 H. B. Guppy Plants, Seeds & Currents in W. Indies & Azores xviii. 416 Their descendants now give character to the Laurel woods of all three Macaronesian groups.

1928 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 66 223 The degree of endemism of the group with relation to the Macaronesian floral region to which the Canaries belong.

1973 Nature 1 June 261/1 Some seventy-two botanists..participated and provided convincing evidence of the increasing international interest in the Macaronesian flora.

1980 J. Mercer Canary Islanders 9 The archipelago [of the Canaries] has 1600–1700 species, 470 being endemic and 110 limited to the immediate Atlantic islands (Macaronesian).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macaronesian
释义	Macaronesianadj. Brit. /ˌmakərə(ʊ)ˈniːzjən/, /ˌmakərə(ʊ)ˈniːʒən/, U.S. /ˌmækəroʊˈniʒən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Macaronesia n., -an suffix. Etymology: < Macaronesia n. + -an suffix. Chiefly Botany. Of or relating to Macaronesia. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] Macaronesian1917 1917 H. B. Guppy Plants, Seeds & Currents in W. Indies & Azores xviii. 416 Their descendants now give character to the Laurel woods of all three Macaronesian groups. 1928 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 66 223 The degree of endemism of the group with relation to the Macaronesian floral region to which the Canaries belong. 1973 Nature 1 June 261/1 Some seventy-two botanists..participated and provided convincing evidence of the increasing international interest in the Macaronesian flora. 1980 J. Mercer Canary Islanders 9 The archipelago [of the Canaries] has 1600–1700 species, 470 being endemic and 110 limited to the immediate Atlantic islands (Macaronesian). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1917
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