lobeliaceous

[ loh-bee-lee-ey-shuh s ]
/ loʊˌbi liˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.

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Compare lobelia family.

Origin of lobeliaceous

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

Words nearby lobeliaceous

lobe-finned fish, lobectomy, lobed, lobelia, lobelia family, lobeliaceous, lobeline, lobengula, lobi, lobitis, lobito
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