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Definition of Onagraceous

Onagraceous
Onagraceous 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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