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gentianaceous

gentianaceous adjective: of or relating to the family Gentianaceae of flowering plants.

Adjective

gentianaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the family Gentianaceae of flowering plants.

Origin of gentianaceous

From translingual Gentianaceae + -ous.

Questions about gentianaceous

What does gentianaceous mean?
Gentianaceous means of or relating to the family Gentianaceae of flowering plants.
What part of speech is gentianaceous?
Gentianaceous is an adjective.

Words near gentianaceous in the dictionary

  1. gentian
  2. gentian blue
  3. gentian blues
  4. gentian violet
  5. gentian violets
  6. gentianaceous
  7. gentianella
  8. gentianellas
  9. gentianic
  10. gentianic acid
  11. gentianin

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