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Restiaceae +‎ -ous

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restiaceous (not comparable)

  1. (botany, obsolete) Belonging or relating to the Restiaceae (now Restionaceae), a family of rush-like plants. [from 1810]
    • 1867, Thomas Moore, British Wild Flower:
      The little family of Restiaceous plants is represented in our flora by a small aquatic tufted plant, found in the Hebrides and in Ireland, and called the Jointed Eriocaulon.

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