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单词 polemoniaceous
释义

polemoniaceous

[ pol-uh-moh-nee-ey-shuhs ]
/ ˌpɒl əˌmoʊ niˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
Compare phlox family.

Origin of polemoniaceous

First recorded in 1855–60; from New Latin Polemoniaceae, family name, from Polemoni(um), a genus name + -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby polemoniaceous

polemicize, polemics, polemist, polemize, polemology, polemoniaceous, polenta, pole piece, pole plate, pole position, poler
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British Dictionary definitions for polemoniaceous

polemoniaceous
/ (ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Polemoniaceae, a chiefly North American family of plants that includes phlox and Jacob's ladder

Word Origin for polemoniaceous

C19: from New Latin Polemōnium type genus, from Greek polemōnion a plant, perhaps valerian
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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