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单词 polygonaceous
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polygonaceousadj.

Brit. /pəˌlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs/, /pɒˌlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs/, U.S. /pəˌlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs/
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: polygonum n.; Latin Polygonum , -aceous suffix.
Etymology: < polygonum n. or its etymon post-classical Latin Polygonum + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Polygonaceae, family name ( J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 211, replacing earlier †Polygoneae ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera plantarum (1789) 82)). Compare French Polygonacées, plural noun (1841 or earlier).
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).
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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).
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