eriogonum
[ er-ee-og-uh-nuh m, -ee-uh-goh-nuh m ]
/ ˌɛr iˈɒg ə nəm, -i əˈgoʊ nəm /
noun
any of various plants belonging to the genus Eriogonum, of the buckwheat family, native to southern and western North America.
Compare umbrella plant(def 2).
Origin of eriogonum
< New Latin
Eriogonum genus name, equivalent to Greek
erio- (combining form of
érion wool) +
-gonum < Greek
-gonon, neuter of
-gonos, -kneed, -jointed, adj. derivative of
gónu knee; so called because the jointed stems are covered with hair
Words nearby eriogonum
erinaceous,
eringo,
erinus,
erinyes,
erinys,
eriogonum,
eriophyllous,
eriostemon,
eris,
erisa,
eriskay pony
Example sentences from the Web for eriogonum
Eriogonum rhodanthum, a perennial which forms dense mats on hard rocky ground.
The Lake of the Sky |George Wharton James