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orobanchaceous

orobanchaceous adjective: belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants.

Adjective

orobanchaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants.

Origin of orobanchaceous

Orobanchaceae + -ous

Questions about orobanchaceous

What does orobanchaceous mean?
Orobanchaceous means belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants.
What part of speech is orobanchaceous?
Orobanchaceous is an adjective.

Words near orobanchaceous in the dictionary

  1. oro-pharynxes
  2. oroalimentary
  3. oroanal
  4. oroantral
  5. oroarctic
  6. orobanchaceous
  7. orobanchol
  8. orobanchyl
  9. oroblanco
  10. oroblancos
  11. orobol

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