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Onagraceous
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What's The Definition Of Onagraceous?Synonyms | Synonyms for Onagraceous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Onagraceous: See Also | Onagraceous In Webster's Dictionary \On`a*gra"ceous\, Onagrarieous \On`a*gra*ri"e*ous\,
a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening
primrose (Enothera), fr. Gr. ? a kind of plant; of uncertain
origin.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants
({Onagrace[ae]} or {Onagrarie[ae]}), which includes the
fuchsia, the willow-herb ({Epilobium}), and the evening
primrose ({[OE]nothera}).
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