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polygalaceous

polygalaceous adjective: of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type.

Adjective

polygalaceous (comparative more polygalaceous, superlative most polygalaceous)

  1. Of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type.

Forms of polygalaceous

comparativemore polygalaceous
superlativemost polygalaceous

Origin of polygalaceous

Polygalaceae + -ous

Words that rhyme with polygalaceous

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Questions about polygalaceous

What does polygalaceous mean?
Polygalaceous means of or pertaining to a family of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type.
What part of speech is polygalaceous?
Polygalaceous is an adjective.

Words near polygalaceous in the dictionary

  1. polyfuses
  2. polyfusomal
  3. polyfusome
  4. polyfusomes
  5. polygala
  6. polygalaceous
  7. polygalactan
  8. polygalactans
  9. polygalactia
  10. polygalactin
  11. polygalactose

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