eriogonum

American  

[er-ee-og-uh-nuhm, -ee-uh-goh-nuhm] / ˌɛr iˈɒg ə nəm, -i əˈgoʊ nəm /

noun

1. any of various plants belonging to the genus Eriogonum, of the buckwheat family, native to southern and western North America.

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Etymology

Origin of eriogonum

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

Example Sentences

Beds of azure daisies smile confidingly in moist hollows, and along the banks of small rills, with several species of eriogonum, silky-leaved ivesia, pentstemon, orthocarpus, and patches of Primula suffruticosa, a beautiful shrubby species.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

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.

From The Yosemite by Muir, John