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dipterocarpaceous

dipterocarpaceous adjective: of or relating to the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Adjective

dipterocarpaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Origin of dipterocarpaceous

From Dipterocarpaceae + -ous, from Dipterocarpus (“two-winged fruit”), from di- (“two”) + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing, feather”) + Latinized form of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit, grain, produce”). Morphologically translingual Dipterocarp(us) + -aceous.

Questions about dipterocarpaceous

What does dipterocarpaceous mean?
Dipterocarpaceous means of or relating to the family Dipterocarpaceae.
What part of speech is dipterocarpaceous?
Dipterocarpaceous is an adjective.

Words near dipterocarpaceous in the dictionary

  1. dipteridaceous
  2. dipterids
  3. dipterist
  4. dipterists
  5. dipterocarp
  6. dipterocarpaceous
  7. dipterocarpacious
  8. dipterocarpous
  9. dipterocarps
  10. dipteroi
  11. dipterological

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