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taxaceous

taxaceous adjective: of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family.

Adjective

taxaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family.

Origin of taxaceous

From Translingual Taxaceae + English -ous. Morphologically translingual Taxus + -aceous.

Questions about taxaceous

What does taxaceous mean?
Taxaceous means of or relating to the yew trees of the Taxaceae family.
What part of speech is taxaceous?
Taxaceous is an adjective.

Words near taxaceous in the dictionary

  1. taxable income
  2. taxable incomes
  3. taxableness
  4. taxables
  5. taxably
  6. taxaceous
  7. Taxachusetts
  8. taxadiene
  9. taxaholic
  10. taxaholics
  11. taxameter

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