Meanings
adjectiveampelidaceous (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoletebiologyOf or belonging to the Ampelidaceae (now Vitaceae).
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄμπελος“grapevine”
- taxonomic nameAmpelidaceae“former name of Vitaceae”
- Englishampelidaceous
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”).
More words from taxonomic name, Ancient Greek
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APA
ampelidaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampelidaceous
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“ampelidaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampelidaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ampelidaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ampelidaceous.
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