STERCULIACEOUS

Definition: STERCULIACEOUS

STERCULIACEOUS

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceae) of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao (Theobroma Cacao) is the most useful plant of the order.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Etymology: Sterculiaceous \Ster*cu`li*a"ceous\, adjective. [New Latin expression. Sterculia, the typical genus, from the Latin expression Sterculius the deity that presided over manuring, from stercus dung. So called because one of the original species is fetid.]. (Websters 1913)

Rhyming with "STERCULIACEOUS"

Words rhyming with "STERCULIACEOUS" (pronounced 'Ster*cu`li*a"ceous'): Acanthaceous, Acinaceous, Alliaceous, Alutaceous, Amarantaceous, Amentaceous, Ampullaceous, Amygdalaceous, Amylaceous, Anacardiaceous, Anonaceous, Apiaceous, Araceous, Arenaceous, Argillaceous, Arundinaceous, Asclepiadaceous, Atramentaceous, Aurantiaceous, Avenaceous, Bignoniaceous, Boraginaceous, Brassicaceous, Bromeliaceous, Bulbaceous, Butyraceous, Byssaceous, Cactaceous, Calcareo-siliceous, Campanulaceous, Camphoraceous, Capillaceous, Caryophyllaceous, Cepaceous, Ceraceous, Cetaceous, Chartaceous, Chylaceous, Cichoraceous, Cinchonaceous, Cineraceous, Confervaceous, Convolvulaceous, Corallaceous, Coriaceous, Corollaceous, Croceous, Crustaceous, Cucurbitaceous, Cycadaceous. (additional references)

Anagrams: STERCULIACEOUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-i-l-o-r-s-s-t-u-u"
	-3 letters: crustaceous.
	-4 letters: cartelises, circulates, cocultures, coruscates, courtesies, curiousest, ericaceous, ocularists, sclerotics, scolecites, secularise, secularist.
	-5 letters: accouters, accoutres, acoustics, acrolects, acrostics, aerolites, caroluses, carousels, cartelise, casserole, cassoulet, causeries, cauteries, celeriacs, cerusites, cerussite, cetaceous, circulate, cloisters, coalesces, cocreates, coculture, coistrels, corelates, corselets, coruscate, creasiest, creolises, cruelties, curculios, curlicues, curtesies, cuticulae, cuticular, cutleries, ectosarcs, electrics, escaroles.
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