SCROPHULARIACEOUS


Meaning of SCROPHULARIACEOUS in English

/skrof'yeuh lair'ee ay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family of plants. Cf. figwort family .

[ 1840-50; scrophulariace ( ae ) family name (see SCROFULA, -ARIA, -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .