resinaceous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēsīnāceus; equivalent to resin + -aceous.

Adjective

resinaceous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Having the quality of resin; yielding resin.
    Synonyms: resinous, resiniferous
    • 1962, Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Peter Green, The Prime of Life, Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, translation of La Force de l'âge, →OCLC, page 77:
      Sometimes I lost track of them and had to hunt round in a circle, thrusting through sharp-scented bushes, scratching myself on various plants which were still new to me: resinaceous [translating résineux] rock-roses, juniper, ilex, yellow and white asphodel.

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