polemoniaceous

American

[pol-uh-moh-nee-ey-shuhs] / ˌpɒl əˌmoʊ niˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.

polemoniaceous British

/ ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Polemoniaceae, a chiefly North American family of plants that includes phlox and Jacob's ladder

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Etymology

Origin of polemoniaceous

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin Polemoniaceae, family name, from Polemoni(um), a genus name + -aceae ) + -ous

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