ERIOGONUM Definition & Meaning

eriogonum

[ er-ee-og-uh-nuhm, -ee-uh-goh-nuhm ]

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noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

< New Latin Eriogonum genus name, equivalent to Greek erio- (combining form of é��ǲ� wool) + -gonum < Greek -gonon, neuter of -gonos, -kneed, -jointed, adj. derivative of ��ó�Գ� knee; so called because the jointed stems are covered with hair

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The alpine spiræa grows here also and blossoms profusely with potentilla, erigeron, eriogonum, pentstemon, solidago, and an interesting species of onion, and four or five species of grasses and sedges.

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Erinys eriophyllous

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