Polygonaceae

plural noun

Po·​lyg·​o·​na·​ce·​ae

pəˌligəˈnāsēˌē

: a family of herbs, shrubs, or trees (order Polygonales) chiefly of the north temperate zone having mostly entire leaves with stipules forming a sheath round the stem and flowers that are spicate and apetalous and including the buckwheats

polygonaceous

⸗¦⸗⸗¦nāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Polygonum, type genus + -aceae

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