tiliaceous

English

Etymology

From translingual Tiliaceae +‎ -ous, from Latin tilia (“linden tree”).

Adjective

tiliaceous (not comparable)

1. (botany, obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family Tiliaceae (now principally subfamily Tilioideae in family Malvaceae) of flowering plants, including the linden.

References

• “tiliaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.