English Explanatory Dictionary

polemonium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the genus Polemonium of gamopetalous perennial herbs.

Word forms

polemonium polemoniums

Etymology

From the genus name translingual Polemonium, from Ancient Greek πολεμώνιον (polemṓnion), from Πολέμων (Polémōn) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war”) + -ων (-ōn, possessive name suffix).

Derived words

Vanbrunt's polemonium
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