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PLUMBAGINACEOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plumbaginaceous mean?
• PLUMBAGINACEOUS (adjective)
The adjective PLUMBAGINACEOUS has 1 sense:
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Plumbaginaceae
Familiarity information: PLUMBAGINACEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Plumbaginaceae
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Plumbaginaceae (perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas)
Derivation:
Plumbaginaceae (perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas)
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