lobeliaceous

[loh-bee-lee-ey-shuhs]

adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobeliaceous¹

1820–30; < New Latin Lobeliace ( ae ) ( lobelia, -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

These little lobeliaceous plants are very common, especially upon the plains of the interior, and may be found growing in wet places, where they often make the ground blue.

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