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单词 onagraceous
释义

onagraceous

[ on-uh-grey-shuhs ]
/ ˌɒn əˈgreɪ ʃəs /

adjective

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

Origin of onagraceous

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

Words nearby onagraceous

on a dime, on a first-name basis, on again, on-again, off-again, onager, onagraceous, on-air, on a limb, on all fours, on and off, on and on
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British Dictionary definitions for onagraceous

onagraceous
/ (ˌɒnəˈɡreɪʃəs) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for onagraceous

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