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euphorbiaceous

euphorbiaceous adjective: belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae of spurges.

Adjective

euphorbiaceous (comparative more euphorbiaceous, superlative most euphorbiaceous)

  1. Belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae of spurges.

Forms of euphorbiaceous

comparativemore euphorbiaceous
superlativemost euphorbiaceous

Origin of euphorbiaceous

From translingual Euphorbiaceae + -ous. By surface analysis, euphorbia + -aceous.

Questions about euphorbiaceous

What does euphorbiaceous mean?
Euphorbiaceous means belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae of spurges.
What part of speech is euphorbiaceous?
Euphorbiaceous is an adjective.

Words near euphorbiaceous in the dictionary

  1. euphony
  2. euphonym
  3. euphonyms
  4. euphorb
  5. euphorbia
  6. euphorbiaceous
  7. euphorbial
  8. euphorbias
  9. euphorbin
  10. euphorbine
  11. euphorbium

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