ambrosiaceous

ambrosiaceous
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Etymology: New Latin Ambrosiaceae + English -ous
: of or relating to Ambrosiaceae

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ambrosiaceous, a. Bot.
(æmˌbrəʊzɪˈeɪʃəs)
[f. ambrosia + -aceous.]
Akin to the genus Ambrosia. (Applied to a subdivision of Composite plants.)
in Syd. Soc. Lex.

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  • ambrosiaceous — am·bro·si·a·ceous …   English syllables

  • ambrosiaceous — /æmbroʊziˈeɪʃəs/ (say ambrohzee ayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Ambrosiaceae, or ragweed family of plants …  

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