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nyctaginaceous

[ nik-tuh-juh-ney-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.

nyctaginaceous

/ ˌnɪktədʒɪˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, a family of mostly tropical plants, including bougainvillea, having large coloured bracts surrounding each flower

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctaginaceous1

< New Latin Nyctagin- (stem of Nyctago old name of genus, equivalent to nyct- nyct- + Latin -āgō noun suffix) + -aceous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nyctaginaceous1

from New Latin, from Nyctago type genus, from Greek nukt-, nux night

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