myrtaceous


myrtaceous

(mɜːˈteɪʃəs) adj (Botany) of, relating to, or belonging to the Myrtaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having oil glands in the leaves: includes eucalyptus, clove, myrtle, and guava[C19: via New Latin from Latin myrtus myrtle, from Greek murtos]