alsinaceous

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/ˌæl.səˈneɪ.ʃəs/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Alsinaceae (Caryophyllaceae) family, especially chickweed.

OriginLatin alsine →
First used 1832Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivealsinaceous (comparative more alsinaceous, superlative most alsinaceous)

comparative more alsinaceous · superlative most alsinaceous

  1. historicalbiologyOf or pertaining to the Alsinaceae (Caryophyllaceae) family, especially chickweed.First known use 1832

    According to the manner in which the petals of a polypetalous corolla are arranged, they have received different names, which are thus defined by Link: […] the alsinaceous has short distant ones; […]

    1832, John Lindley, “Of the Compound Organs in Flowering Plants” (chapter II), in An Introduction to Botany, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, page 119
  2. biologyOf a petal: having a short but distinct claw.

Origin

  1. Latinalsine“chickweed”
  2. Englishalsinaceous

From Alsinaceae, from Alsine + -aceae, from Latin alsine (“chickweed”), + -ous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with alsinaceous

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alsinaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alsinaceous

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alsinaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alsinaceous.

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