margaritaceous

 [mahr-ger-i-tey-shuhs]  

mar·ga·ri·ta·ceous

   [mahr-ger-i-tey-shuhs]
adjective
resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin margarītāceus. See margarite, -aceous
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To margaritaceous

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Margaritaceous has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
LEARN MORE LONG WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT