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单词 sapotaceous
释义

sapotaceous

[ sap-uh-tey-shuhs ]
/ ˌsæp əˈteɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
Compare sapodilla family.

Origin of sapotaceous

1835–45; <New Latin Sapotace(ae) name of the family (see sapota, -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby sapotaceous

sapor, sap orchard, saporific, saporous, sapota, sapotaceous, sapote, sappanwood, sapper, Sapphic, Sapphic ode
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Example sentences from the Web for sapotaceous

  • This sapotaceous plant attains a great size in Guiana and affords a dense, close-grained, valuable timber.

    Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture|William Saunders

British Dictionary definitions for sapotaceous

sapotaceous
/ (ˌsæpəˈteɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Sapotaceae, a family of leathery-leaved tropical plants: includes the gutta-percha and balata trees, sapodilla, and shea

Word Origin for sapotaceous

C19: from New Latin sapota sapota
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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