ferulaceous

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adjective

Pertaining to reeds and canes.

“ferulaceous plants”

OriginLatin ferulaceus →
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Meanings

adjectiveferulaceous (comparative more ferulaceous, superlative most ferulaceous)

comparative more ferulaceous · superlative most ferulaceous

  1. Pertaining to reeds and canes.
  2. Having a stalk like a reed.

    ferulaceous plants

    1 more example

    a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard

    1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory

Origin

  1. Latinferulaceus
  2. Englishferulaceous

From Latin ferulaceus, from ferula (“rod”). Compare French férulacé.

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APA

ferulaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferulaceous

MLA

“ferulaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferulaceous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferulaceous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferulaceous.

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