"triffidian" meaning in All languages combined

See triffidian on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more triffidian [comparative], most triffidian [superlative]
Etymology: From triffid + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|triffid|-ian}} triffid + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} triffidian (comparative more triffidian, superlative most triffidian)
  1. Resembling or relating to triffids ("a fictional plant able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger"). Synonyms: triffidlike
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