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acrostichaceous

acrostichaceous adjective: belonging to the family Acrostichaceae.

Adjective

acrostichaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Acrostichaceae.

Origin of acrostichaceous

From Acrostichaceae + -ous.

Questions about acrostichaceous

What does acrostichaceous mean?
Acrostichaceous means belonging to the family Acrostichaceae.
What part of speech is acrostichaceous?
Acrostichaceous is an adjective.

Words near acrostichaceous in the dictionary

  1. acrosternites
  2. acrostic
  3. acrostical
  4. acrostically
  5. acrostich
  6. acrostichaceous
  7. acrostichal
  8. acrostichic
  9. acrostichoid
  10. acrostichs
  11. acrosticism

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