单词 | polygonaceous |
释义 | polygonaceous[ pol-ee-guh-ney-shuhs, puh-lig-uh-ney- ] / ˌpɒl i gəˈneɪ ʃəs, pəˌlɪg əˈneɪ- / adjectivebelonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants. Compare buckwheat family. Origin of polygonaceous1870–75; <New Latin Polygonace(ae) (Polygon(um) the type genus (<Greek polýgonon knotgrass, literally, something with many joints; see poly-, knee, -gon) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous Words nearby polygonaceouspolyglandular, polyglandular deficiency syndrome, polyglot, Polygnotus, polygon, polygonaceous, polygonum, polygraph, polygynist, polygynous, polygyny Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for polygonaceouspolygonaceous / (ˌpɒlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs, pəˌlɪɡə-) / adjectiveof, 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 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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