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restio

restio noun: any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.

restio: any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to...
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Noun

restio (plural restios)

  1. Any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.
    • Restios can be found in virtually all habitats of the fynbos, from sandy plains to mountain summits and from very dry places to seasonally wet or to permanent marshes.2012, Els Dorrat-Haaksma, H. Peter Linder, Restios of the Fynbos, →ISBN, page 14
    1. In particular, any member of the genus Restio of the family Restionaceae.

Forms of restio

pluralrestios

Words formed from restio

Questions about restio

What does restio mean?
Restio means any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.
What part of speech is restio?
Restio is a noun.
What is the plural of restio?
The plural of restio is restios.

Words near restio in the dictionary

  1. restings
  2. restinguish
  3. restinguished
  4. restinguishes
  5. restinguishing
  6. restio
  7. restionaceous
  8. restios
  9. restipulate
  10. restipulated
  11. restipulates

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