English Explanatory Dictionary

ampelidaceous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).

Word forms

ampelidaceous

Etymology

From taxonomic name Ampelidaceae (“former name of Vitaceae”) + -aceous, from Ancient Greek ἄμπελος (ámpelos, “grapevine”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “-son, indicating a familial connection”) + -aceae (“-aceous, resembling”).

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