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hederal

hederal adjective: of, relating to, or composed of ivy.

Adjective

hederal (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or composed of ivy.
    • a. 1878, Godey's Magazine, Volume 116, page 368,
      Unsightly places may be hidden from view by hederal screens, […] .
    • […]he cannot, with justice, however unequal the product, be accused, at least, of plagiarism, the absence of which, he ventures to submit, is in these days as distinctive a merit as was the hederal coronet of the Olympic festival to him whose temple it adorned.1884, Charles Wilkins, editor, The Red Dragon, the national magazine of Wales, volume 5, page 502

Origin of hederal

From hedera or Hedera (“genus name”), from Latin.

Questions about hederal

What does hederal mean?
Hederal means of, relating to, or composed of ivy.
What part of speech is hederal?
Hederal is an adjective.

Words near hederal in the dictionary

  1. hedera
  2. hederaceous
  3. hederacoside
  4. hederacosides
  5. hederagenin
  6. hederal
  7. hederas
  8. hederasaponin
  9. hederasaponins
  10. hederate
  11. hederated

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