polemoniaceous

[ pol-uh-moh-nee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

1. belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.

polemoniaceous

/ ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of polemoniaceous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of polemoniaceous¹

C19: from New Latin Polemōnium type genus, from Greek polemōnion a plant, perhaps valerian