Relating to or belonging to the Cynocrambaceae family of plants; having characteristics of plants in this family.
From 'Cynocrambaceae' plus '-ous' (having the quality of). This adjectival form follows standard botanical nomenclature patterns developed in the 19th century.
Scientists use these tongue-twisting adjectives to avoid constantly saying 'belonging to the family Cynocrambaceae'—though you'd be forgiven for thinking the names were designed to confuse!
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