arundinaceous
[ uh-ruhn-duh-ney-shuhs ]
adjectiveBotany.
pertaining to or like a reed or cane; reedlike; reedy.
Origin of arundinaceous
1Words Nearby arundinaceous
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How to use arundinaceous in a sentence
The continental form, Acrocephalus arundinaceous, is apparently closest to the ancestral stock of these oceanic birds.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 | Rollin H. Baker
British Dictionary definitions for arundinaceous
arundinaceous
/ (əˌrʌndɪˈneɪʃəs) /
adjective
botany resembling a reed
Origin of arundinaceous
1C17: from Latin harundināceus, from harundō a reed
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