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▪ I. ‖ onagra1 Bot.|ˈɒnəgrə|
[L. onagra, a. Gr. ὀνάγρα, fem. deriv. of ὄναγρος: see prec.]
A former name for the genus œnothera.
1741Compl. Fam.-Piece ii. iii. 392 There are yet..Onagra, Larkspur. 1861Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. II. 289.
▪ II. ‖ onagra2
[pseudo-Latin, fem. of onager.]
A female wild ass; humorously, a she-ass.
1860Reade Cloister & H. III. 196 Gerard..had put his Onagra in harness. |