taxáceo, a.
(From Taxus, name of a genus of plants).
1. adj. Bot. It is said the tree plant gimnosperma, conifer, with persistent, crushed and needle-like leaves, flowers dioecious and naked, and seeds surrounded by arils usually fleshy and colored; e.g. yew2. U t. c. s.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
