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nyctaginaceous

nyctaginaceous adjective: belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae of flowering plants.

Adjective

nyctaginaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae of flowering plants.

Origin of nyctaginaceous

Nyctaginaceae + -ous

Questions about nyctaginaceous

What does nyctaginaceous mean?
Nyctaginaceous means belonging to the family Nyctaginaceae of flowering plants.
What part of speech is nyctaginaceous?
Nyctaginaceous is an adjective.

Words near nyctaginaceous in the dictionary

  1. nyckelharpas
  2. nyckelharpor
  3. NYCL
  4. nyct-
  5. NYCTA
  6. nyctaginaceous
  7. nyctalgia
  8. nyctalope
  9. nyctalopes
  10. nyctalopia
  11. nyctalopiae

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