polemoniaceous

pol·e·mo·ni·a·ceous

[pol-uh-moh-nee-ey-shuhs]
adjective
belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
Compare phlox family.


Origin:
1855–60; < Neo-Latin Polemoniace(ae) family name (see polemonium, -aceae) + -ous

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polemoniaceous (ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, relating to, or belonging to the Polemoniaceae, a chiefly North American family of plants that includes phlox and Jacob's ladder
 
[C19: from New Latin Polemōnium type genus, from Greek polemōnion a plant, perhaps valerian]

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