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hernesheir commented on the word tilaceous
Resembling or having characters of the basswood, lime, or linden tree, Tilia. Cf. Spanish tilo. Google Books OCR errors read this word as filaceous. The modern spelling of this word is tiliaceous.
July 19, 2010
mollusque commented on the word tilaceous
Isn't this a misspelling of tiliaceous?
July 19, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word tilaceous
"New and rare plants which flowered during the year were Vallea stipularis, a rare Tilaceous tree;" -- Kew Botanic Gardens, Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 1933, p. 7. This may be a scrivener's or spelling error of tiliaceous.
July 19, 2010