myrtaceous, a. Bot.
(mɜːˈteɪʃəs)
[f. mod.L. Myrtāce-æ, fem. pl. of late L. myrtāceus (Celsus), f. myrt-us myrt: see -aceous.]
Of the family Myrtaceæ, to which the myrtle belongs.
| 1835 Penny Cycl. III. 123/2 Myrtaceous plants with white blossoms. 1866 Treas. Bot. 773/1 A myrtaceous tree. |