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caprifoliaceous

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cap⋅ri⋅fo⋅li⋅a⋅ceous

  [kap-ruh-foh-lee-ey-shuhs]
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–adjective
belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family of plants.

Origin:
1850–55; < NL Caprifoliace(ae) honeysuckle family (Caprifoli(um) genus of honeysuckle (ML, equiv. to L capri- capri- + folium leaf) + NL -aceae -aceae ) + -ous
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