- valerianaceous
- va·le·ri·a·na·ceous
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valerianaceous
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Valerianaceous — Va*le ri*an*a ceous, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of a natural order ({Valerianacc[ae]}) of which the valerian is the type. The order includes also the corn salads and the oriental spikenard. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valerianaceous — /veuh lear ee euh nay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the plant family Valerianaceae. Cf. valerian family. [1835 45; < NL Valerianace(ae) (see VALERIAN, ACEAE) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
valerianaceous — adjective see valerianaceae … Useful english dictionary
