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loganiaceous

[ loh-gey-nee-ey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.

loganiaceous

/ ləʊˌɡeɪnɪˈeɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Loganiaceae, a tropical and subtropical family of plants that includes nux vomica, pinkroot, and gelsemium

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Word History and Origins

Origin of loganiaceous1

< New Latin Loganiace ( ae ) ( logania, -aceae ) + -ous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of loganiaceous1

C19: from New Latin Logania, named after James Logan (1674–1751) Irish-American botanist

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