melastomaceousadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˌlastəˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/məˈˌlæstəˈˌmeɪʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Melastoma n., -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < Melastoma n. + -aceous suffix, probably after scientific Latin Melastomaceae, family name (1823 D. Don, in Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 4 281, where the term is attributed to Jussieu). Compare French mélastomacées, plural noun (1826).

Botany.

Belonging to the family Melastomaceae (now Melastomataceae).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Melastomaceae family or plant > [adjective]

melastomaceous1836

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 300 To the former it [sc. the class Octandria] is recommended by the singular Melastomaceous plants which it contains.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 384 A melastomaceous tree, with beautiful purple flowers.

1930 Discovery Nov. 379/1 Higher up we noticed an abundance of Melastomaceous shrubs.

1961 Ecology 42 397/2 The secondary forest has persisted for 15 yrs with..many species of small melastomaceous trees and shrubs.

1980 Biotropica 12 Suppl. 57/2 Some melastomaceous, moraceous, and rubiaceous small trees, although mycotrophic, often may not need mycorrhizae to grow in natural habitats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melastomaceous
释义	melastomaceousadj. Brit. /mᵻˌlastəˈmeɪʃəs/, U.S. /məˈˌlæstəˈˌmeɪʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Melastoma n., -aceous suffix. Etymology: < Melastoma n. + -aceous suffix, probably after scientific Latin Melastomaceae, family name (1823 D. Don, in Mem. Wernerian Nat. Hist. Soc. 4 281, where the term is attributed to Jussieu). Compare French mélastomacées, plural noun (1826). Botany. Belonging to the family Melastomaceae (now Melastomataceae). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Melastomaceae family or plant > [adjective] melastomaceous1836 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 300 To the former it [sc. the class Octandria] is recommended by the singular Melastomaceous plants which it contains. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 384 A melastomaceous tree, with beautiful purple flowers. 1930 Discovery Nov. 379/1 Higher up we noticed an abundance of Melastomaceous shrubs. 1961 Ecology 42 397/2 The secondary forest has persisted for 15 yrs with..many species of small melastomaceous trees and shrubs. 1980 Biotropica 12 Suppl. 57/2 Some melastomaceous, moraceous, and rubiaceous small trees, although mycotrophic, often may not need mycorrhizae to grow in natural habitats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836
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