polemonium

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noun

Any of the genus Polemonium of gamopetalous perennial herbs.

Origintranslingual Polemonium ← Ancient Greek πολεμώνιον →
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Meanings

nounpolemonium (plural polemoniums)

plural polemoniums

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπολεμώνιον
  2. translingualPolemonium
  3. Englishpolemonium

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).

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APA

polemonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemonium

MLA

“polemonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemonium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polemonium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polemonium.

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