Relating to or characteristic of the Batidaceae family of salt-tolerant desert plants.
From the scientific family name 'Batidaceae' plus the Latin suffix '-ous.' This technical botanical term describes plants that belong to or share characteristics with this family.
Creating scientific adjectives from plant family names shows how taxonomy creates a whole language within botany—'batidaceous' sounds like a fancy word, but it's simply shorthand for 'having the characteristics of salt-desert plants that store salt instead of avoiding it.'
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