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dipterocarpous

dipterocarpous adjective: relating to or characteristic of the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Adjective

dipterocarpous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or characteristic of the family Dipterocarpaceae.

Origin of dipterocarpous

From dipterocarp + -ous

Questions about dipterocarpous

What does dipterocarpous mean?
Dipterocarpous means relating to or characteristic of the family Dipterocarpaceae.
What part of speech is dipterocarpous?
Dipterocarpous is an adjective.

Words near dipterocarpous in the dictionary

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

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