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chloranthaceous

chloranthaceous adjective: belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.

Adjective

chloranthaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.

Origin of chloranthaceous

Chloranthaceae + -ous

Questions about chloranthaceous

What does chloranthaceous mean?
Chloranthaceous means belonging to the family Chloranthaceae of fragrant trees and shrubs, the sole family in order Chloranthales.
What part of speech is chloranthaceous?
Chloranthaceous is an adjective.

Words near chloranthaceous in the dictionary

  1. chloranemic
  2. chloraniformethan
  3. chloranil
  4. chloranilic acid
  5. chloranphenicol
  6. chloranthaceous
  7. chloranthale
  8. chloranthales
  9. chloranthy
  10. chlorantraniliprole
  11. chlorapatite

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