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单词 plantaginaceous
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plantaginaceousadj.

Brit. /ˌplantədʒᵻˈneɪʃəs/, /planˌtadʒᵻˈneɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˈˌplæntədʒəˈneɪʃəs/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin plantāgin- , plantāgo , -aceous suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin plantāgin-, plantāgo plantain n.1 + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Plantaginaceae, family name ( J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 267, substituted for earlier Plantagineae : see plantagineous adj.). Compare French Plantaginacées, plural noun (1886 or earlier).
Botany. rare.
Of or relating to the plant family Plantaginaceae, which includes the plantains (plantain n.1).
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1862 T. Moore Field Botanist's Compan. 110 In dry limestone pastures will be seen..rosulate tufts of broad-ovate leaves, spreading close to the ground... These are the Plantains, representatives of the Plantaginaceous family.
1977 Amer. Naturalist 111 582 Two plantaginaceous alkaloids have been isolated from the hemiparasite Pedicularis olgae.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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