zingiberaceous

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adjective

zinziberaceous

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Meanings

adjectivezingiberaceous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablezinziberaceous

    Beyond here the tides are not felt, and we now entered upon a district of elevated forest, with a finer vegetation. Large trees stretch out their arms across the stream, and the steep, earthy banks are clothed with ferns and zingiberaceous plants.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 103

Synonyms & antonyms

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zinziberaceous

Origin

From translingual Zingiberaceae + -ous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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