- asteraceous
- \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin Asteraceae + English -ous: composite b
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
asteraceous
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asteraceous — /as teuh ray sheuhs/, adj. Bot. belonging to the Asterasceae, an alternative name for the plant family Compositae. Cf. composite family. [1875 80; ASTER + ACEOUS] * * * … Universalium
asteraceous — as·ter·a·ceous … English syllables
Guizotia abyssinica — Ramtil Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Guizotia abyssinica — Til seed Til seed (t[i^]l; t[=e]l). (a) The seed of sesame. (b) The seed of an African asteraceous plant ({Guizotia abyssinica}), yielding a bland fixed oil used in medicine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
niger seeds — Ramtil Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Par'a cress — Par[ a] cress An annual asteraceous herb ({Spilances oleracea}) grown in tropical countries as a pungent salad, and also used medicinally. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ramtil — Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ramtil seeds — Ramtil Ram til (r[a^]m t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram til.] A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica}) cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spilances oleracea — Par a cress Par[ a] cress An annual asteraceous herb ({Spilances oleracea}) grown in tropical countries as a pungent salad, and also used medicinally. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Til seed — (t[i^]l; t[=e]l). (a) The seed of sesame. (b) The seed of an African asteraceous plant ({Guizotia abyssinica}), yielding a bland fixed oil used in medicine. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
