taxaceous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tak sā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tax•a•ceous  (tak sā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologybelonging to the Taxaceae, the yew family of plants. Cf. yew family. 
  • Neo-Latin Taxace(ae) name of the family (Tax(us) a genus (Latin: yew) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous
  • 1840–50


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