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rubiaceous

rubiaceous adjective: of or pertaining to the large and diverse family of flowering plants known as Rubiaceae.

Adjective

rubiaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the large and diverse family of flowering plants known as Rubiaceae.

Origin of rubiaceous

From Rubiaceae + -ous.

Questions about rubiaceous

What does rubiaceous mean?
Rubiaceous means of or pertaining to the large and diverse family of flowering plants known as Rubiaceae.
What part of speech is rubiaceous?
Rubiaceous is an adjective.

Words near rubiaceous in the dictionary

  1. rubescensin
  2. rubescensins
  3. rubescent
  4. rubescently
  5. rubi
  6. rubiaceous
  7. rubiacin
  8. rubiadin
  9. rubiadins
  10. Rubiales
  11. rubian

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