| AMARYLLIDACEOUS | • amaryllidaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants. • AMARYLLIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the Amaryllis family. |
| ASCLEPIADACEOUS | • asclepiadaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the milkweeds. • ASCLEPIADACEOUS adj. belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed and swallowwort family. |
| CAPRIFOLIACEOUS | • caprifoliaceous adj. (Botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caprifoliaceae family of honeysuckles. • CAPRIFOLIACEOUS adj. of or pertaining to the honeysuckle plant. |
| CHENOPODIACEOUS | • chenopodiaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Chenopodiaceae (goosefoots) (now subfamily Chenopodioideae). • CHENOPODIACEOUS adj. belonging to the goosefoot family. |
| CONVOLVULACEOUS | • convolvulaceous adj. (Botany) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the family of plants of which the bindweed and morning glory… • CONVOLVULACEOUS adj. belonging to the genus Convulvulaceae, that includes bindweed. |
| HAMAMELIDACEOUS | • hamamelidaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Hamamelidaceae. • HAMAMELIDACEOUS adj. belonging to the witch-hazel family. |
| MENISPERMACEOUS | • menispermaceous adj. (Botany) Pertaining to the natural family Menispermaceae of climbing plants. • MENISPERMACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Menispermaceae, moonseeds. |
| PASSIFLORACEOUS | • passifloraceous adj. Of or pertaining to the family Passifloraceae of mostly tropical flowering plants. • PASSIFLORACEOUS adj. belonging to the passionflower family. |
| PERGAMENTACEOUS | • pergamentaceous adj. (Biology, now chiefly botany) Reminiscent of parchment. • PERGAMENTACEOUS adj. parchment-like, also PERGAMENEOUS. |
| PLANTAGINACEOUS | • plantaginaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Plantaginaceae of plantains and close relatives. • PLANTAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the plantain family. |
| PLUMBAGINACEOUS | • plumbaginaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Plumbaginaceae. • PLUMBAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, leadworts. |
| SAPONACEOUSNESS | • saponaceousness n. The quality of being saponaceous. • SAPONACEOUSNESS n. the state of being saponaceous, slippery; soapy. |
| SARRACENIACEOUS | • sarraceniaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Sarraceniaceae. • SARRACENIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plants. |
| ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS | • zygophyllaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Zygophyllaceae of bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants. • ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS adj. belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the bean caper family. |