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secotiaceous

secotiaceous adjective: of or relating to the Secotiaceae, now subsumed into Agaricaceae.

Adjective

secotiaceous (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or relating to the Secotiaceae, now subsumed into Agaricaceae.

Origin of secotiaceous

From secoti(um) (“enclosed fruiting body”) + -aceous, modern scientific coinage from Ancient Greek σηκός (sēkós, “enclosure”).

Questions about secotiaceous

What does secotiaceous mean?
Secotiaceous means of or relating to the Secotiaceae, now subsumed into Agaricaceae.
What part of speech is secotiaceous?
Secotiaceous is an adjective.

Words near secotiaceous in the dictionary

  1. secosterol
  2. secosterols
  3. secosubamolide
  4. Secotan
  5. Secotans
  6. secotiaceous
  7. secotioid
  8. secovirid
  9. secovirids
  10. secovirus
  11. secoviruses

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