restio

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noun

Any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.

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Meanings

nounrestio (plural restios)

plural restios

  1. biologyAny member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.

    Restios can be found in virtually all habitats of the fynbos, from sandy plains to mountain summits and from very dry places to seasonally wet or to permanent marshes.

    2012, Els Dorrat-Haaksma, H. Peter Linder, Restios of the Fynbos, →ISBN, page 14
    1. biologyIn particular, any member of the genus Restio of the family Restionaceae.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
restiad

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“restio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/restio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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