nictagináceo, a.
(Of thelat.)(do donyct? go-? nis, and -áceo).
1. adj. Bot. Says herbs and Woody Angiosperms dicotyledonous plants, most of them originating in tropical countries, with leaves usually opposite, entire and petiolate, surrounded by flowers at the base by an involucre of bracts, sometimes they have bright colors, and indehiscent fruit with a single seed of starchy albumen; e.g. the dondiego. U t. c. s. f.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
