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单词 pandanaceous
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Definition of pandanaceous in English:

pandanaceous

adjective ˌpandəˈneɪʃəs
Botany
  • Of or relating to the family Pandanaceae of tropical African, Asian, and Australasian monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, and lianas, typified by the genus Pandanus.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Nicholson (1844–1899), biologist and geologist. From scientific Latin Pandanaceae, family name (J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 361; from Pandanus, genus name + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

Definition of pandanaceous in US English:

pandanaceous

adjectiveˌpandəˈneɪʃəs
Botany
  • Of or relating to the family Pandanaceae of tropical African, Asian, and Australasian monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, and lianas, typified by the genus Pandanus.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Nicholson (1844–1899), biologist and geologist. From scientific Latin Pandanaceae, family name (J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot (ed. 2, 1836) 361; from Pandanus, genus name + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

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