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LOBELIACEOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lobeliaceous mean?
• LOBELIACEOUS (adjective)
The adjective LOBELIACEOUS has 1 sense:
1. belonging to the family Lobeliaceae
Familiarity information: LOBELIACEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Belonging to the family Lobeliaceae
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Lobeliaceae (not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae)
Derivation:
Lobeliaceae (not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae)
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