Relating to or belonging to the moss family Funariaceae; having characteristics typical of funariaceous mosses.
From Funariaceae plus the suffix -ous (possessing the quality of). This creates an adjective form indicating membership in or relationship to the botanical family. The -ous suffix comes from Latin and has been used in English for over 1000 years.
When a scientist says something is 'funariaceous,' they mean it belongs to the Funaria moss family. Adding -ous to a noun is one of the most common ways English makes adjectives—it means 'having the quality of' or 'relating to'!
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