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caesalpiniaceous

caesalpiniaceous adjective: belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, now usually subfamily Caesalpinioideae, of peacock flowers and close relatives.

Adjective

caesalpiniaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, now usually subfamily Caesalpinioideae, of peacock flowers and close relatives.

Origin of caesalpiniaceous

From Caesalpiniaceae + -ous.

Questions about caesalpiniaceous

What does caesalpiniaceous mean?
Caesalpiniaceous means belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, now usually subfamily Caesalpinioideae, of peacock flowers and close relatives.
What part of speech is caesalpiniaceous?
Caesalpiniaceous is an adjective.

Words near caesalpiniaceous in the dictionary

  1. Caerwys
  2. CAES
  3. caesalpin
  4. caesalpinaceous
  5. caesalpinia
  6. caesalpiniaceous
  7. caesalpinias
  8. caesalpinioid
  9. caesalpinioids
  10. caesar
  11. Caesar cipher

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