polemoniaceous
[ pol-uh-moh-nee-ey-shuh s ]
/ ˌpɒl əˌmoʊ niˈeɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
Compare
phlox family.
Words nearby polemoniaceous
polemicize,
polemics,
polemist,
polemize,
polemology,
polemoniaceous,
polenta,
poler,
poles apart,
polestar,
poleward
British Dictionary definitions for polemoniaceous
polemoniaceous
/ (ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Polemoniaceae, a chiefly North American family of plants that includes phlox and Jacob's ladder
Word Origin for polemoniaceous
C19: from New Latin
Polemōnium type genus, from Greek
polemōnion a plant, perhaps valerian