WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
myr•ta•ceous
(mûr tā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj.
- Plant Biologybelonging to the Myrtaceae, the myrtle family of plants. Cf. myrtle family.
- Plant Biologyof, pertaining to, or resembling the myrtle.
- Neo-Latin Myrtace(ae) family name (Neo-Latin, Latin myrt(us) myrtle + -aceae -aceae) + -ous
- 1825–35
'myrtaceous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
allspice
- bayberry
- blue gum
- bottlebrush
- clove
- coolabah
- eucalyptus
- feijoa
- guava
- manuka
- melaleuca
- myrtle
- paperbark
- pohutukawa
- rata
- red gum
- tea tree
- turpentine tree