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Definition of: theaceous
(thē·ā′shəs) adjective Bot.
Designating a family (Theaceae) of shrubs and trees having alternate, simple leaves, large flowers, and a typically capsular fruit; the tea family. [<NL <Thea, genus name <dial. Chinese t'e tea; incorrectly taken by Linnaeus as “divine herb” <Gk. thea a goddess]
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