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portulacaceous

portulacaceous adjective: of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of plants (purslanes).

Adjective

portulacaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of plants (purslanes)
    • portulacaceous plant

Origin of portulacaceous

Portulacaceae + -ous

Questions about portulacaceous

What does portulacaceous mean?
Portulacaceous means of or relating to the family Portulacaceae of plants (purslanes).
What part of speech is portulacaceous?
Portulacaceous is an adjective.

Words near portulacaceous in the dictionary

  1. Portuguesism
  2. Portuguesisms
  3. Portugueze
  4. Portuguezes
  5. portulaca
  6. portulacaceous
  7. portulacas
  8. portulaceous
  9. portulan
  10. portulans
  11. portulent

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