lobeliaceous

lobeliaceous [loh-bee-lee-ey-shuh s] Word Origin adjective

1. belonging to the plant family Lobeliaceae.

Compare lobelia family. Origin of lobeliaceous 1820–30; New Latin Lobeliace(ae) (see lobelia, -aceae) + -ous Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019