polygonaceous

[ pol-ee-guh-ney-shuh s, puh-lig-uh-ney- ]

/ ˌpɒl i gəˈneɪ ʃəs, pəˌlɪg əˈneɪ- /

adjective

belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.

Words nearby polygonaceous

polyglandular, polyglandular deficiency syndrome, polyglot, polygnotus, polygon, polygonaceous, polygonum, polygraph, polygynist, polygynous, polygyny

Compare buckwheat family.

Origin of polygonaceous

1870–75; < New Latin Polygonace(ae) (Polygon(um) the type genus (< Greek polýgonon knotgrass, literally, something with many joints; see poly-, knee, -gon) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for polygonaceous

polygonaceous

/ (ˌpɒlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs, pəˌlɪɡə-) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Polygonaceae, a chiefly N temperate family of plants having a sheathing stipule (ocrea) clasping the stem and small inconspicuous flowers: includes dock, sorrel, buckwheat, knotgrass, and rhubarb

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