单词 | nyctaginaceous |
释义 | nyctaginaceous[ nik-tuh-juh-ney-shuhs ] / ˌnɪk tə dʒəˈneɪ ʃəs / adjectivebelonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants. Compare four-o'clock family. Origin of nyctaginaceous<New Latin Nyctagin- (stem of Nyctago old name of genus, equivalent to nyct-nyct- + Latin -āgō noun suffix) + -aceous Words nearby nyctaginaceousNyaya, N.Y.C., nyckelharpa, NYCSCE, nyct-, nyctaginaceous, nyctalgia, nyctalopia, nyctanthous, nycterine, nycterohemeral Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nyctaginaceousnyctaginaceous / (ˌnɪktədʒɪˈneɪʃəs) / adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, a family of mostly tropical plants, including bougainvillea, having large coloured bracts surrounding each flower Word Origin for nyctaginaceousfrom New Latin, from Nyctago type genus, from Greek nukt-, nux night Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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