ferulaceous

English

Etymology

From Latin ferulaceus, from ferula (“rod”). Compare French férulacé.

Adjective

ferulaceous (comparative more ferulaceous, superlative most ferulaceous)

1. Pertaining to reeds and canes.
2. Having a stalk like a reed.

   ferulaceous plants

   • 1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory:

     a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard

References

• “ferulaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.