Category:Onagraceous

On`a*gra"ceous, on`a*gra*ri"e*ous, a. Etym: [from nl. Onagra an old Scientific name of the evening primrose (enothera), fr. Gr. (bot.)

Defn: pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (onagraceæ or onagrarieæ), which includes the fuchsia, the willow- Herb (epilobium), and the evening primrose.