eriogonum

eriogonum: /er'ee og"euh neuhm, -ee euh goh"neuhm/, n.

any of various plants belonging to the genus Eriogonum, of the buckwheat family, native to southern and western North America. Cf. umbrella plant (def. 2).

[ < NL Eriogonum genus name, equiv. to Gk erio- (comb. form of érion wool) + -gonum < Gk -gonon, neut. of -gonos, -kneed, -jointed, adj. deriv. of gónu knee; so called because the jointed stems are covered with hair]

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Eriogonum — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Eriogonum Eriogonum umbellatum … Wikipedia Español
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Eriogŏnum — (E. Mich.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Polygonaceae Eriogoneae, 9. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: E. tomentosum u. m. a., in Nordamerika … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Eriogonum — Taxobox name = Wild buckwheats image width = 240px image caption = Sulphur Flower Eriogonum umbellatum regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida unranked ordo = Core eudicots ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Polygonaceae… … Wikipedia
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eriogonum — noun any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex • Hyponyms: ↑umbrella plant, ↑Eriogonum allenii, ↑wild buckwheat, ↑California buckwheat, ↑Erigo … Useful english dictionary
Eriogonum — ID 31973 Symbol Key ERIOG Common Name buckwheat Family Polygonaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Eriogonum nudum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
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Eriogonum umbellatum — Eriogonum umbellatum … Wikipédia en Français

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