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arundinaceous
[ uh-ruhn-duh-ney-shuhs ]
/ əˌrʌn dəˈneɪ ʃəs /
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adjective Botany.
pertaining to or like a reed or cane; reedlike; reedy.
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Origin of arundinaceous
Words nearby arundinaceous
Aru Islands, arum, arum family, Arunachal Pradesh, Arundel, arundinaceous, run for one's money, a, Arunta, Aruru, Arusha, aruspex
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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
Word Origin for arundinaceous
C17: from Latin harundināceus, from harundō a reed
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