ONAGRACEOUS

{ On′a‐gra″ceous (ŏn′ȧ‐grā″shŭs), On′a‐gra‐ri″e‐ous (–grā̍‐rī″ē̍‐ŭs), } a. [[From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening primrose (Œnothera), fr. Gr. ονἄγρα a kind of plant; of uncertain origin.]] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Onagraceæ or Onagrarieæ), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb (Epilobium), and the evening primrose (Œnothera).