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portulaceous

portulaceous adjective: belonging to the family Portulaceae (preferably Portulacaceae) of purslanes.

Adjective

portulaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Portulaceae (preferably Portulacaceae) of purslanes.

Origin of portulaceous

Portulaceae + -ous

Questions about portulaceous

What does portulaceous mean?
Portulaceous means belonging to the family Portulaceae (preferably Portulacaceae) of purslanes.
What part of speech is portulaceous?
Portulaceous is an adjective.

Words near portulaceous in the dictionary

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

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