arundinaceous

[ uh-ruhn-duh-ney-shuhs ]

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

Origin of arundinaceous

1
1650–60; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin (h)arundin- (stem of harundō reed) + -āceus-aceous

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British Dictionary definitions for arundinaceous

arundinaceous

/ (əˌrʌndɪˈneɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. botany resembling a reed

Origin of arundinaceous

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C17: from Latin harundināceus, from harundō a reed

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