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Meaning of "scrophulariaceous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCROPHULARIACEOUS

From New Latin (herba) scrophularia scrofula (plant), from the use of such plants in treating scrofula.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCROPHULARIACEOUS

scrophulariaceous  [ˌskrɒfjʊˌlɛərɪˈeɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCROPHULARIACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrophulariaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCROPHULARIACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scrophulariaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of scrophulariaceous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Scrophulariaceae, a family of plants including figwort, snapdragon, foxglove, toadflax, speedwell, and mullein.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCROPHULARIACEOUS


alliaceous
ˌælɪˈeɪʃəs
anacardiaceous
ˌænəˌkɑːdɪˈeɪʃəs
aquifoliaceous
ˌækwɪˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
bignoniaceous
bɪɡˌnəʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
bromeliaceous
brəʊˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs
caesalpiniaceous
ˌsɛzælˌpɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
caprifoliaceous
ˌkæprɪˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
coriaceous
ˌkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs
foliaceous
ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
geraniaceous
dʒɪˌreɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
liliaceous
ˌlɪlɪˈeɪʃəs
loganiaceous
ləʊˌɡeɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
magnoliaceous
mæɡˌnəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
nymphaeaceous
ˌnɪmfɪˈeɪʃəs
ostreaceous
ˌɒstrɪˈeɪʃəs
paleaceous
ˌpeɪlɪˈeɪʃəs
polemoniaceous
ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
sterculiaceous
stɜːˌkjuːlɪˈeɪʃəs
subcoriaceous
ˌsʌbkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs
tiliaceous
ˌtɪlɪˈeɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCROPHULARIACEOUS

scrolling
scrollwise
scrollwork
scrome
scroming
scrooch
Scrooge
scroop
scrootch
scrophularia
scrorp
scrota
scrotal
scrote
scrotum
scrouge
scrouger
scrounge
scrounger
scroungy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCROPHULARIACEOUS

arenaceous
argillaceous
carbonaceous
chartaceous
cretaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
ericaceous
farinaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
predaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of scrophulariaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scrophulariaceous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCROPHULARIACEOUS

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570 millions of speakers

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Translator English - Hindi

scrophulariaceous
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Translator English - Arabic

scrophulariaceous
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scrophulariaceous
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scrophulariaceous
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scrophulariaceous
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scrophulariaceous
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Translator English - Malay

Scrophulariaceous
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scrophulariaceous
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Translator English - Japanese

scrophulariaceous
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Translator English - Korean

scrophulariaceous
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Translator English - Javanese

Scrophulariaceous
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

scrophulariaceous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scrophulariaceous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्रॉफ्युलियासीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scrophulariaceous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrophulariaceous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scrophulariaceous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scrophulariaceous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scrophulariaceous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

scrophulariaceous
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

scrophulariaceous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

scrophulariaceous
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

scrophulariaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrophulariaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCROPHULARIACEOUS»

The term «scrophulariaceous» is normally little used and occupies the 139.591 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCROPHULARIACEOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scrophulariaceous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scrophulariaceous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrophulariaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCROPHULARIACEOUS»

Discover the use of scrophulariaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrophulariaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser
Agassiz took the floor, criticising the whole paper, and in regard to the color question, remarked that among Scrophulariaceous plants, ! high colored bracts were among the most com- [ mon of vegetable phenomena, and yet these were among ...
‎1874
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Climate of Illinois
Thus far only four species of rust inhabiting scrophulariaceous genera. have been found in the state. . .. “The two species of Puccinia (P. w'ulfeniac D. & H. on Wulfenía cordata and P. rufescens D. 8c H. on Pedicularis semiborata) present ...
Jeremiah George Mosier, 1920
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Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist
Agassiz took the floor, criticising the whole paper, and in regard to the color question, remarked that among Scrophulariaceous plants, high colored bracts were among the most common of vegetable phenomena, and yet these were among ...
Thomas Meehan, 1874
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The American illustrated medical dictionary
A genus of scrophulariaceous plants. A. lina'- ria, the toad-flax: a scrophulariaceous herb; used homeopathically. A. vulga'ris, snapdragon, toad- flax, or ramsted, is purgative and diuretic. antiscabin (an-te-ska'bin). A mixture of Peruvian balsam ...
William Alexander Newman Dorland, Edgar Calvin Le Roy Miller, 1922
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The Inland Printer
The Webster's New International, for instance, defines Digitalis as a genus of scrophulariaceous plants, and digitalis as the drug, and enters the adjective under Scrophulariaceze without separate definition, leaving the latter to the reader's flair ...
‎1921
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The American Illustrated Medical Dictionary
A genus of scrophulariaceous plants. . inflria, the toad-flax: a scrophulariaceous hurl); used homeopathically. A. vulga'ris, snapdragon, toad-flax, or ramsted, is purgative and diuretic. mtlleabln (an-te-ska'bin). A mixture of Peruvian balsam, ...
‎1916
7
Imperial Botanical Conference
Under International Rules, Art. 50, the name of the apocyn- aceous genus depends on the taxonomic treatment of the scrophulariaceous genus. For many years practically all botanists included the scrophulariaceous Kickxia in Linaria.
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British Wild Flowers
Of the irregular-flowered perigynous Monopetals we find an illustration in the Scrophulariaceous family, here represented by the Purple Foxglove,* a flower commonly met with on dry hilly wastes, by the forest side, and along the banks of  ...
Thomas Moore, 1867
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The American illustrated medical dictionary. 1919 : 10th ed
A genus of scrophulariaceous plants. A. lina'- ria, the toad-flax: a scrophulariaceous herb; used homeopathically. A. vulga'ris, snapdragon, toad- flax, or ramsted, is purgative and diuretic. antiscabin (an-te-ska'bin). A mixture of Peruvian balsam ...
‎1919
10
The field botanist's companion: comprising a familiar ...
Of the irregular-flowered perigynous Monopetals we find an illustration in the Scrophulariaceous family, here represented by the Purple Foxglove,* a flower commonly met with on dry hilly wastes, by the forest side, and along the banks of  ...
Thomas Moore, 1862

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