onagraceous

[on-uh-grey-shuhs]

adjective

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

onagraceous

/ ˌɒnəˈɡreɪʃəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of onagraceous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of onagraceous¹

C19: via New Latin Onagrāceae, from Latin onager; see _onager

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg