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spathaceous

spathaceous adjective: having or resembling a spathe; spathal.

Adjective

spathaceous (comparative more spathaceous, superlative most spathaceous)

  1. Having or resembling a spathe; spathal.
    • spathaceous bract

Forms of spathaceous

comparativemore spathaceous
superlativemost spathaceous

Origin of spathaceous

From spathe + -aceous.

Words formed from spathaceous

Questions about spathaceous

What does spathaceous mean?
Spathaceous means having or resembling a spathe; spathal.
What part of speech is spathaceous?
Spathaceous is an adjective.

Words near spathaceous in the dictionary

  1. spates
  2. spatfall
  3. spatfalls
  4. spath
  5. spatha
  6. spathaceous
  7. spathaceously
  8. spathae
  9. spathal
  10. Spathari
  11. spathas

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