dicot family
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1. family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | family, |
| definition | : | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | magnoliid dicot family, |
| definition | : | family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hamamelid dicot family, |
| definition | : | family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | caryophylloid dicot family, |
| definition | : | family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dilleniid dicot family, |
| definition | : | family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | asterid dicot family, |
| definition | : | family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | rosid dicot family, |
| definition | : | a family of dicotyledonous plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family myricaceae, myricaceae, wax-myrtle family, |
| definition | : | constituting the order Myricales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | corkwood family, family leitneriaceae, leitneriaceae, |
| definition | : | coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | apocynaceae, dogbane family, family apocynaceae, |
| definition | : | chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | aristolochiaceae, birthwort family, family aristolochiaceae, |
| definition | : | family of birthworts (including wild ginger) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family rafflesiaceae, rafflesiaceae, |
| definition | : | a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family hydnoraceae, hydnoraceae, |
| definition | : | a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family primulaceae, primrose family, primulaceae, |
| definition | : | a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family myrsinaceae, myrsinaceae, myrsine family, |
| definition | : | family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family plumbaginaceae, leadwort family, plumbaginaceae, sea-lavender family, |
| definition | : | perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family theophrastaceae, theophrastaceae, |
| definition | : | family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cucurbitaceae, family cucurbitaceae, gourd family, |
| definition | : | a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family goodeniaceae, goodenia family, goodeniaceae, |
| definition | : | a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family lobeliaceae, lobelia family, lobeliaceae, |
| definition | : | not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family proteaceae, protea family, proteaceae, |
| definition | : | large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | casuarinaceae, family casuarinaceae, |
| definition | : | one genus: genus Casuarina (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family gentianaceae, gentian family, gentianaceae, |
| definition | : | chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family salvadoraceae, salvadora family, salvadoraceae, |
| definition | : | a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family oleaceae, oleaceae, olive family, |
| definition | : | trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family juglandaceae, juglandaceae, walnut family, |
| definition | : | trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | combretaceae, combretum family, family combretaceae, |
| definition | : | a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | elaeagnaceae, family elaeagnaceae, oleaster family, |
| definition | : | shrubs or small trees often armed (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family haloragaceae, family haloragidaceae, haloragaceae, haloragidaceae, water-milfoil family, |
| definition | : | a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family lecythidaceae, lecythidaceae, |
| definition | : | large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family lythraceae, loosestrife family, lythraceae, |
| definition | : | herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family myrtaceae, myrtaceae, myrtle family, |
| definition | : | trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family nyssaceae, nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family, |
| definition | : | a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family punicaceae, punicaceae, |
| definition | : | one species: pomegranates (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family rhizophoraceae, mangrove family, rhizophoraceae, |
| definition | : | trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | daphne family, family thymelaeaceae, thymelaeaceae, |
| definition | : | family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family trapaceae, trapaceae, |
| definition | : | family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family urticaceae, nettle family, urticaceae, |
| definition | : | a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cannabidaceae, family cannabidaceae, hemp family, |
| definition | : | two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family moraceae, moraceae, mulberry family, |
| definition | : | trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cecropiaceae, family cecropiaceae, |
| definition | : | in some classifications included in family Moraceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | elm family, family ulmaceae, ulmaceae, |
| definition | : | a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | buckbean family, family menyanthaceae, menyanthaceae, |
| definition | : | a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family loganiaceae, loganiaceae, |
| definition | : | a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family linaceae, flax family, linaceae, |
| definition | : | a widely distributed family of plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family plantaginaceae, plantaginaceae, plantain family, |
| definition | : | cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | buckwheat family, family polygonaceae, polygonaceae, |
| definition | : | a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | amygdalaceae, family amygdalaceae, |
| definition | : | used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family sapindaceae, sapindaceae, soapberry family, |
| definition | : | chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | box family, buxaceae, family buxaceae, |
| definition | : | widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | celastraceae, family celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family, |
| definition | : | trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | crowberry family, empetraceae, family empetraceae, |
| definition | : | heathlike shrubs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | aceraceae, family aceraceae, maple family, |
| definition | : | a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | aquifoliaceae, family aquifoliaceae, holly family, |
| definition | : | widely distributed shrubs and trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | anacardiaceae, family anacardiaceae, sumac family, |
| definition | : | the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family hippocastanaceae, hippocastanaceae, horse-chestnut family, |
| definition | : | trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bladdernut family, family staphylaceae, staphylaceae, |
| definition | : | a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | ebenaceae, ebony family, family ebenaceae, |
| definition | : | fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family sapotaceae, sapodilla family, sapotaceae, |
| definition | : | tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family symplocaceae, sweetleaf family, symplocaceae, |
| definition | : | a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family styracaceae, storax family, styracaceae, styrax family, |
| definition | : | a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plant family, sarraceniaceae, |
| definition | : | insectivorous plants (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family nepenthaceae, nepenthaceae, |
| definition | : | coextensive with the genus Nepenthes (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | droseraceae, family droseraceae, sundew family, |
| definition | : | a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family roridulaceae, roridulaceae, |
| definition | : | in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | convolvulaceae, family convolvulaceae, morning-glory family, |
| definition | : | morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | broomrape family, family orobanchaceae, orobanchaceae, |
| definition | : | brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | buckthorn family, family rhamnaceae, rhamnaceae, |
| definition | : | trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family vitaceae, grapevine family, vitaceae, vitidaceae, |
| definition | : | a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family piperaceae, pepper family, piperaceae, |
| definition | : | tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | chloranthaceae, family chloranthaceae, |
| definition | : | small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | family saururaceae, lizard's-tail family, saururaceae, |
| definition | : | family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | asclepiadaceae, family asclepiadaceae, milkweed family, |
| definition | : | widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | class dicotyledonae, class dicotyledones, class magnoliopsida, dicotyledonae, dicotyledones, magnoliopsida, |
| definition | : | comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae (noun.plant) |
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