arundinaceous

[ uh-ruhn-duh-ney-shuh s ]

/ əˌrʌn dəˈneɪ ʃəs /

adjective Botany.

pertaining to or like a reed or cane; reedlike; reedy.

Words nearby arundinaceous

arum, arum family, arum lily, arunachal pradesh, arundel, arundinaceous, arunta, aruru, arusha, aruspex, aruspicy

Origin of arundinaceous

1650–60; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin (h)arundin- (stem of harundō reed) + -āceus -aceous

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for arundinaceous

arundinaceous

/ (əˌrʌndɪˈneɪʃəs) /

adjective

botany resembling a reed

Word Origin for arundinaceous

C17: from Latin harundināceus, from harundō a reed

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012