Relating to or belonging to the Cephalotaceae family of carnivorous pitcher plants.
From Cephalotaceae (the pitcher plant family) + -ous (adjective suffix). This botanical adjective follows the standard pattern of converting a plant family name into an adjective to describe related characteristics.
Botanical adjectives are formulaic—add '-aceous' or '-ous' to a plant name and you get an instant adjective, which is why scientists can talk about 'cephalotaceous plants' without inventing completely new words.
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