"polygonaceous" meaning in English

See polygonaceous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more polygonaceous [comparative], most polygonaceous [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəs Etymology: Polygonaceae + -ous Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Polygonaceae|family}} Polygonaceae, {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} polygonaceous (comparative more polygonaceous, superlative most polygonaceous)
  1. (botany) Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the genus Polygonum are the type, and which includes also the docks of the genus Rumex, the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape of the genus Coccoloba, and several other genera. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants

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