FABACEOUS


Meaning of FABACEOUS in English

/feuh bay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Fabaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Leguminosae. Cf. legume family .

[ 1720-30; Fabace ( ae ) ( Fab ( a ) the type genus (L: bean) + -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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