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Polygonaceous — Pol y*go*na ceous, a. [See {Polygonum}.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants ({Polygonace[ae]}), of which the knotweeds (species of {Polygonum}) are the type, and which includes also the docks ({Rumex}), the buckwheat,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polygonaceous — /pol ee geuh nay sheuhs, peuh lig euh nay /, adj. belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants. Cf. buckwheat family. [1870 75; < NL Polygonace(ae) (Polygon(um) the type genus ( < Gk polýgonon knotgrass, lit., something with many … Universalium
polygonaceous — po·lyg·o·na·ceous … English syllables
polygonaceous — /ˌpɒlɪgəˈneɪʃəs/ (say .poliguh nayshuhs), /pəˌlɪgə / (say puh.liguh ) adjective belonging to the Polygonaceae, or polygonum family of plants, including the knotgrass, dock, etc …
polygonaceous — adjective see polygonaceae … Useful english dictionary
Sheathing — Sheath ing, p. pr. & a. from {Sheathe}. Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses; the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhubarb — /ˈrubab / (say roohbahb) noun 1. any of the herbs constituting the polygonaceous genus Rheum, as R. officinale, a plant with a medicinal rhizome, and R. rhaponticum, a garden plant with edible leafstalks. 2. the rhizome of any medicinal species… …
