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xyridaceous

xyridaceous adjective: belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.

Adjective

xyridaceous (not comparable)

  1. Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.

Origin of xyridaceous

Xyridaceae + -ous

Questions about xyridaceous

What does xyridaceous mean?
Xyridaceous means belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.
What part of speech is xyridaceous?
Xyridaceous is an adjective.

Words near xyridaceous in the dictionary

  1. xyphopubic
  2. xyphus
  3. xyr
  4. xyr-
  5. xyrid
  6. xyridaceous
  7. xyrids
  8. xyris
  9. xyrises
  10. xyro-
  11. xyrophobic

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