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mniaceous

mniaceous adjective: of or relating to the family Mniaceae of mosses.

Adjective

mniaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the family Mniaceae of mosses.
    • Although Roellobryon is morphologically similar to Rhodobryum and Rosulabryum, recent molecular studies suggest that it is closer to Mniaceae than Bryaceae. Superficially, under the light microscope, the species looks distinctly mniaceous; […]2014, Flora of North America North of Mexico, page 186

Origin of mniaceous

Mniaceae + -ous

Questions about mniaceous

What does mniaceous mean?
Mniaceous means of or relating to the family Mniaceae of mosses.
What part of speech is mniaceous?
Mniaceous is an adjective.

Words near mniaceous in the dictionary

  1. MNGIE
  2. mngr.
  3. mngrs.
  4. mnh
  5. mnh-mnh
  6. mniaceous
  7. MNIK
  8. mnioid
  9. MNIST
  10. MNLA
  11. MNLF

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