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azollaceous

azollaceous adjective: of or relating to the Azollaceae.

Adjective

azollaceous (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or relating to the Azollaceae.
    • The combination of filicalean frond structure, marsileaceous sporophyte morphology, and salviniaceous/azollaceous sporangial characters displayed by Hydropteris again raises the […]1994, GW Rothwell, RA Stockey, “The role of Hydropteris pinnata gen. et sp. nov. in reconstructing the cladistics of heterosporous ferns”, in American Journal of Botany
    • A comparison with other azollaceous and salviniaceous genera, particularly Azolla, is provided, together with a discussion of some evolutionary trends within the family.1999, A Archangelsky, CJ Phipps, TN Taylor, et al., “Paleoazolla, a new heterosporous fern from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina”, in American Journal of […]

Origin of azollaceous

From taxonomic name Azollaceae + -ous.

Questions about azollaceous

What does azollaceous mean?
Azollaceous means of or relating to the Azollaceae.
What part of speech is azollaceous?
Azollaceous is an adjective.

Words near azollaceous in the dictionary

  1. azolitmin
  2. azolium
  3. azoliums
  4. azolla
  5. Azolla event
  6. azollaceous
  7. azollas
  8. azolo
  9. azolopyrimidine
  10. azolopyrimidines
  11. azolos

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