loganiaceous

[ loh-gey-nee-ey-shuh s ]
/ loʊˌgeɪ niˈeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
Compare logania family.

Origin of loganiaceous

< New Latin Loganiace(ae) (see logania, -aceae) + -ous

Words nearby loganiaceous

logan, logan stone, loganberry, logania, logania family, loganiaceous, logansport, logaoedic, logaphasia, logarithm, logarithmic

British Dictionary definitions for loganiaceous

loganiaceous
/ (ləʊˌɡeɪnɪˈeɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Loganiaceae, a tropical and subtropical family of plants that includes nux vomica, pinkroot, and gelsemium

Word Origin for loganiaceous

C19: from New Latin Logania, named after James Logan (1674–1751) Irish-American botanist