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asteraceous

asteraceous adjective: of or relating to the family Asteraceae.

Adjective

asteraceous (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or relating to the family Asteraceae.

Origin of asteraceous

From taxonomic name Asteraceae + -ous.

Questions about asteraceous

What does asteraceous mean?
Asteraceous means of or relating to the family Asteraceae.
What part of speech is asteraceous?
Asteraceous is an adjective.

Words near asteraceous in the dictionary

  1. aster
  2. aster leafhopper
  3. aster yellows
  4. aster-
  5. asteracean
  6. asteraceous
  7. asterane
  8. asteranes
  9. astereognosia
  10. astereognosis
  11. asteria

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