loganiaceous

American

[loh-gey-nee-ey-shuhs] / loʊˌgeɪ niˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.

loganiaceous British

/ ləʊˌɡeɪnɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Loganiaceae, a tropical and subtropical family of plants that includes nux vomica, pinkroot, and gelsemium

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Etymology

Origin of loganiaceous

< New Latin Loganiace ( ae ) ( logania, -aceae ) + -ous

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