restiaceous

English

Etymology

Restiaceae +‎ -ous

Adjective

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.

Related terms

• restiad
• restio

References

• “restiaceous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “restiaceous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Restionaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Restionaceae at APWeb