1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Onagraceous \On`a*gra"ceous\ ([o^]n`[.a]*gr[=a]"sh[u^]s), Onagrarieous \On`a*gra*ri"e*ous\ (-gr[asl]*r[imac]"[-e]*[u^]s), a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening primrose ({[OE]nothera}), fr. Gr. 'ona`gra a kind of plant; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants ({Onagraceae} or {Onagrarieae}), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb ({Epilobium}), and the evening primrose ({[OE]nothera}). [1913 Webster]
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