myrtaceous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Myr*ta"ceous adjective

Etymology

L. myrtaceus.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important natural order of trees and shrubs (Myrtaceæ), of which the myrtle is the type. It includes the genera Eucalyptus, Pimenta, Lechythis, and about seventy more.