单词 | eriogonum |
释义 | eriogonum /er'ee og"euh neuhm, -ee euh goh"neuhm/, n. any of various plants belonging to the genus Eriogonum, of the buckwheat family, native to southern and western North America. Cf. umbrella plant (def. 2). [ < NL Eriogonum genus name, equiv. to Gk erio- (comb. form of érion wool) + -gonum < Gk -gonon, neut. of -gonos, -kneed, -jointed, adj. deriv. of gónu knee; so called because the jointed stems are covered with hair] |
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