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词汇 polygonaceous
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Definition of polygonaceous in English:

polygonaceous

adjective pɒˌlɪɡəˈneɪʃəspəˌlɪɡəˈneɪʃəs
Botany
  • Belonging or relating to the family Polygonaceae, which includes docks, sorrels, and knotweeds and of which the type genus is Polygonum.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. From polygonum or its etymon post-classical Latin Polygonum + -aceous, after scientific Latin Polygonaceae, family name (J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 211, replacing earlier †Polygoneae (A. L. de Jussieu Genera plantarum 82)).

Definition of polygonaceous in US English:

polygonaceous

adjective
Botany
  • Belonging or relating to the family Polygonaceae, which includes docks, sorrels, and knotweeds and of which the type genus is Polygonum.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. From polygonum or its etymon post-classical Latin Polygonum + -aceous, after scientific Latin Polygonaceae, family name (J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot (ed. 2, 1836) 211, replacing earlier † Polygoneae (A. L. de Jussieu Genera plantarum 82)).

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