onagraceous, a. Bot.
(ɒnəˈgreɪʃəs)
[f. mod.Bot.L. Onagrāceæ, f. onagra1: see -aceous.]
Belonging to the family Onagraceæ, of which Onagra or Œnothera is the typical genus. So onagrad (ˈɒnəgræd), Lindley's name for a plant of this order.
| 1845 Lindley Veg. Kingd. (1853) 724 The Onagrads..are in general tetramerous. 1866 Treas. Bot., Clarkia, a small genus of onagrads. Mod. The Fuchsia, Willow-herb, and Enchanter's Nightshade are onagraceous plants. |