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单词 polemoniaceous
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Definition of polemoniaceous in English:

polemoniaceous

adjective ˌpɒlɪməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
Botany
  • Of or relating to the family Polemoniaceae of chiefly herbaceous plants native to Europe, Asia, and America (including phlox and gilia), the type genus of which is Polemonium.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From Polemonium + -aceous, after scientific Latin Polemoniaceae, family name (J. Lindley Synopsis British Flora 168, replacing earlier Polemonia (A. L. Jussieu Genera plantarum 136), Poleminidae).

Definition of polemoniaceous in US English:

polemoniaceous

adjectiveˌpɒlɪməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
Botany
  • Of or relating to the family Polemoniaceae of chiefly herbaceous plants native to Europe, Asia, and America (including phlox and gilia), the type genus of which is Polemonium.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From Polemonium + -aceous, after scientific Latin Polemoniaceae, family name (J. Lindley Synopsis Brit. Flora 168, replacing earlier Polemonia (A. L. Jussieu Genera plantarum 136), Poleminidae).

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