gnetaceous, a. Bot.
(niːˈteɪʃəs)
[f. mod.L. Gnetace-æ (f. Gnetum, the name of the typical genus) + -ous.]
Belonging to, or resembling, the Gnetaceæ, an order of gymnospermous shrubs or small trees, having jointed stems or branches.
| 1886 Vines in Encycl. Brit. XX. 429/2 In the Gnetaceous Ephedra altissima, a process of cell-formation goes on in the oospore. |