ferulaceous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ferulaceus, from ferula (“rod”). Compare French férulacé.
Adjective[edit]
ferulaceous (comparative more ferulaceous, superlative most ferulaceous)
- Pertaining to reeds and canes.
- Having a stalk like a reed.
- ferulaceous plants
- 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:
- a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard
References[edit]
- “ferulaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.