thymelæaceous, a. Bot.
(ˌθɪmɪliːˈeɪʃəs)
Also thymelaceous.
[f. mod.L. Thymelæāceæ (or Thymelāceæ), f. specific name (Daphne) Thymelæa, ad. Gr. θυµελαία, f. θύµ-ον thyme + ἐλαία olive-tree: see -aceous.]
Belonging to the N.O. Thymelæaceæ or Thymelaceæ.
| 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 307/2 Daphne, a genus of thymelaceous plants. 1848 Smart Suppl. to Walker, Thymelea,..which gives the name thymelaceous to a natural order. |