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单词 caprifoliaceous
释义

caprifoliaceous

[ kap-ruh-foh-lee-ey-shuhs ]
/ ˌkæp rəˌfoʊ liˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family of plants.
Compare honeysuckle family.

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

Words nearby caprifoliaceous

Capricornia, Capricornian, Capricornus, caprification, caprifig, caprifoliaceous, caprine, capriole, Capriote, Capri pants, Caprivi Strip
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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

Word Origin for caprifoliaceous

C19: from New Latin caprifoliāceae, from caprifolium type genus, from Medieval Latin: honeysuckle, from Latin caper goat + folium leaf
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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