caprifoliaceous

[ kap-ruh-foh-lee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family of plants.

Origin of caprifoliaceous

1850–55; <New Latin Caprifoliace(ae) honeysuckle family (Caprifoli(um) genus of honeysuckle (Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin capri-capri- + folium leaf) + New Latin -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Compare honeysuckle family.

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British Dictionary definitions for caprifoliaceous

caprifoliaceous

/ (ˌkæprɪˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, a family of N temperate shrubs, small trees, and climbers including honeysuckle, elder, and guelder-rose

Origin of caprifoliaceous

C19: from New Latin caprifoliāceae, from caprifolium type genus, from Medieval Latin: honeysuckle, from Latin caper goat + folium leaf

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