ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS


Meaning of ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS in English

/zuy'goh feuh lay"sheuhs, zig'oh-/ , adj.

belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family of plants. Cf. caltrop family .

[ 1885-90; Zygophyllace ( ae ) family name ( Zygophyll ( um ) the type genus (see ZYGO-, -PHYLL) + aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

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