aurantiaceous

adjective

au·​ran·​ti·​a·​ceous

1

: relating to or resembling the sour orange

2

: of or relating to the family Rutaceae

Word History

Etymology

in sense 1, from New Latin aurantium (specific epithet of Citrus aurantium) + English -aceous; in sense 2, from New Latin Aurantiaceae + English -ous

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