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aurantiaceous

aurantiaceous adjective: relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.

Adjective

aurantiaceous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
  2. Of or relating to oranges or orange trees.

Origin of aurantiaceous

Aurantiaceae + -ous

Questions about aurantiaceous

What does aurantiaceous mean?
Aurantiaceous means relating to the former family Aurantiaceae.
What part of speech is aurantiaceous?
Aurantiaceous is an adjective.

Words near aurantiaceous in the dictionary

  1. aurange
  2. auranges
  3. Aurangzeb
  4. auranofin
  5. aurantia
  6. aurantiaceous
  7. aurantiamarin
  8. aurantiamide
  9. aurantiasis
  10. aurantimycin A
  11. aurantiobtusin

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