ternstrœmiaceousadj.
/təːnstreɪmɪˈeɪʃəs/ Botany.
Belonging to the Ternstrœmiaceæ, an order of tropical trees and shrubs, with showy white (sometimes pink or red) flowers, generally borne in racemes; it includes the tea-plant and the camellia, and many plants valued as flowering shrubs.
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1885 H. O. Forbes Naturalist's Wanderings Eastern Archipel. 400 Through dense forest, full of Ternstrœmiaceous trees.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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