onagraceous

American  

[on-uh-grey-shuhs] / ˌɒn əˈgreɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. belonging to the Onagraceae, the evening primrose family of plants.

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onagraceous British  

/ ˌɒnəˈɡreɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Onagraceae, a family of flowering plants including fuchsia and willowherb

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Etymology

Origin of onagraceous

1835–45; < New Latin Onagrace ( ae ) ( Onagr ( a ) the type genus (< Greek onágra oleander) + -aceae -aceae ) + -ous

Example Sentences

Lindheimeri, 3 to 5 ft., is much branched, with elegant white and red flowers of the onagraceous type, in long slender ramose spikes during the late summer and autumn months.

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In the first place the cruciate flowers of some onagraceous plants should be remembered.

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