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salsolaceous

salsolaceous adjective: belonging to the family Salsolaceae of salt-tolerant plants (now subfamily Salsoloideae in Amaranthaceae).

Adjective

salsolaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the family Salsolaceae of salt-tolerant plants (now subfamily Salsoloideae in Amaranthaceae).

Origin of salsolaceous

From Salsolaceae + -ous.

Questions about salsolaceous

What does salsolaceous mean?
Salsolaceous means belonging to the family Salsolaceae of salt-tolerant plants (now subfamily Salsoloideae in Amaranthaceae).
What part of speech is salsolaceous?
Salsolaceous is an adjective.

Words near salsolaceous in the dictionary

  1. salsilla
  2. Salsman
  3. Salsmans
  4. salsoda
  5. salsola
  6. salsolaceous
  7. salsolas
  8. salsolidine
  9. salsolinol
  10. salsuginous
  11. salt

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