butyraceous, a.
(bjuːtɪˈreɪʃəs)
[f. L. butyr-um butter + -aceous: cf. F. butyracé.]
1. Of the nature of butter; buttery.
| 1668 Phil. Trans. III. 887 Milk..whence, and from the three parts whereof, viz. Butyraceous, Serous, and Caseous..he would deduce the different nature of the Humors and Spirits composing the blood. 1778 Anat. Dialogues 6 An oleaginous or butyraceous matter. 1844 T. Graham Dom. Med. 174 Whey is the watery saccharine part of milk, freed in a great measure from the butyraceous and caseous matters. |
| fig. 1870 Lowell Study Wind. 249 If repugnance for having fine phrases take the place of butyraceous principle. |
2. Producing or containing butter.
| 1863 R. Burton Abeokuta I. 324 The varieties of butyraceous nuts are almost wholly unknown. 1876 ― Gorilla L. I. 220 The Nje or Njeve, a towering butyraceous tree. |