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ampelidaceous

ampelidaceous adjective: of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).

Adjective

ampelidaceous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).

Origin of ampelidaceous

From taxonomic name Ampelidaceae (“former name of Vitaceae”) + -aceous, from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “grapevine”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “-son, indicating a familial connection”) + -aceae (“-aceous, resembling”).

Questions about ampelidaceous

What does ampelidaceous mean?
Ampelidaceous means of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
What part of speech is ampelidaceous?
Ampelidaceous is an adjective.

Words near ampelidaceous in the dictionary

  1. Ampayon
  2. amped
  3. amped down
  4. amped up
  5. ampelanol
  6. ampelidaceous
  7. ampeliscid
  8. ampeliscids
  9. ampelite
  10. ampelites
  11. ampelitic

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