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er·i·og·o·num \ˌerēˈägənəm\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from erio- + -gonum (from Greek gony knee); from the woolly stems of some species — more at knee 1. capitalized : a genus of No. American herbs (family Polygonaceae) with small clustered flowers subtended by an involucre 2. -s : any plant of the genus Eriogonum |