a. Bot. [f. mod.L. Tropæolāce-æ (f. TROPÆOLUM) + -OUS: see -ACEOUS.] Belonging to the Natural Order Tropæolaceæ, typified by the genus Tropæolum; regarded by some as a division of Geraniaceæ.

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