moraceous

moraceous

(mɔːˈreɪʃəs)

adj

(Plants) of, relating to, or belonging to the Moraceae, a mostly tropical and subtropical family of trees and shrubs, including fig, mulberry, breadfruit, and hop, many of which have latex in the stems and heads enclosed in a fleshy receptacle

[C20: via New Latin from Latin morus mulberry tree]

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Adj.

1.

moraceous - of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Moraceae

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Translations

moráceomóreo