单词 | polygonaceous |
释义 | polygonaceousadj. Botany. Belonging or relating to the family Polygonaceae, which includes docks, sorrels, and knotweeds and of which the type genus is Polygonum (cf. polygonum n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygonaceae (dock and allies) > [adjective] > belonging to the Polygonaceae polygonaceous1848 1848 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 4 ii. 10 The seed of a polygonaceous plant. 1874 M. C. Cooke Fungi 41 The species attack the flowers and anthers of composite and polygonaceous plants. 1992 W. T. Parsons & E. G. Cuthbrtson Noxious Weeds Austral. 544/2 These tests have shown that the larva can feed on other polygonaceous plants, both introduced and native. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1848 |
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