alsinaceous

English

Etymology

From Alsinaceae, from Alsine +‎ -aceae, from Latin alsine (“chickweed”), + -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌæl.səˈneɪ.ʃəs/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

Adjective

alsinaceous (comparative more alsinaceous, superlative most alsinaceous)

  1. (botany, historical) Of or pertaining to the Alsinaceae (Caryophyllaceae) family, especially chickweed. [from 1832]
    • 1832, John Lindley, “Of the Compound Organs in Flowering Plants” (chapter II), in An Introduction to Botany, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, page 119:
      According to the manner in which the petals of a polypetalous corolla are arranged, they have received different names, which are thus defined by Link: […] the alsinaceous has short distant ones; […]
  2. (botany) Of a petal: having a short but distinct claw.
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