aurantiaceous
adjective
au·ran·ti·a·ceous
Definition of aurantiaceous
1 : relating to or resembling the sour orange
2 : of or relating to the family Rutaceae
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Origin and Etymology of aurantiaceous
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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