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polygonaceous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the genus Polygonum are the type, and which includes also the docks of the genus Rumex, the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape of the genus Coccoloba, and several other genera.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Etymology

Polygonaceae + -ous