Anogra

noun

Ano·​gra

əˈnōgrə

: a genus of herbs (family Onagraceae) found in the southern part of North America and having alternate leaves and flowers with four notched petals

Word History

Etymology

New Latin anagram of Onagra (synonym of Oenothera)

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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