a. Bot. [f. mod.L. Turnerāce-æ (f. Turnera, the typical genus, named after William Turner, the herbalist) + -OUS.] Of or pertaining to the Turneraceæ, a small order of tropical herbs and undershrubs, mainly American and African, having yellowish or blue axillary flowers and alternate leaves.
1895. in Funk’s Standard Dict.
