restio

noun — 2 senses

restio

noun
1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Any member of the family Restionaceae of perennial, evergreen, rush-like flowering plants native to the Southern Hemisphere.

  • Restios can be found in virtually all habitats of the fynbos, from sandy plains to mountain summits and from very dry places to seasonally wet or to permanent marshes.2012, Els Dorrat-Haaksma, H. Peter Linder, Restios of the Fynbos, →ISBN, page 14:
2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences In particular, any member of the genus Restio of the family Restionaceae.

Derived terms
restiad

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