dicot family

/ˌdaɪˈkɑt ˌfæm(ə)li/

Definitions of dicot family

1. noun

   family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
   synonyms: magnoliopsid family

   types:

   magnoliid dicot family

   family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms

   hamamelid dicot family

   family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins

   caryophylloid dicot family

   family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers

   dilleniid dicot family

   family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

   asterid dicot family

   family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

   rosid dicot family

   a family of dicotyledonous plants

   Myricaceae, family Myricaceae, wax-myrtle family

   constituting the order Myricales

   Leitneriaceae, corkwood family, family Leitneriaceae

   coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order

   Apocynaceae, dogbane family, family Apocynaceae

   chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs

   Aristolochiaceae, birthwort family, family Aristolochiaceae

   family of birthworts (including wild ginger)

   Rafflesiaceae, family Rafflesiaceae

   a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales

   Hydnoraceae, family Hydnoraceae

   a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants

   Primulaceae, family Primulaceae, primrose family

   a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere

   Myrsinaceae, family Myrsinaceae, myrsine family

   family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida

   Plumbaginaceae, family Plumbaginaceae, leadwort family, sea-lavender family

   perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas

   Theophrastaceae, family Theophrastaceae

   family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae

   Cucurbitaceae, family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family

   a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)

   Goodenia family, Goodeniaceae, family Goodeniaceae

   a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China

   Lobeliaceae, family Lobeliaceae, lobelia family

   not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae

   Proteaceae, family Proteaceae, protea family

   large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales

   Casuarinaceae, family Casuarinaceae

   one genus: genus Casuarina

   Gentianaceae, family Gentianaceae, gentian family

   chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals

   Salvadora family, Salvadoraceae, family Salvadoraceae

   a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals

   Oleaceae, family Oleaceae, olive family

   trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac

   Juglandaceae, family Juglandaceae, walnut family

   trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans

   Combretaceae, combretum family, family Combretaceae

   a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales

   Elaeagnaceae, family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family

   shrubs or small trees often armed

   Haloragaceae, Haloragidaceae, family Haloragaceae, family Haloragidaceae, water-milfoil family

   a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales

   Lecythidaceae, family Lecythidaceae

   large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins

   Lythraceae, family Lythraceae, loosestrife family

   herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers

   Myrtaceae, family Myrtaceae, myrtle family

   trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil

   Nyssaceae, family Nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family

   a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees

   Punicaceae, family Punicaceae

   one species: pomegranates

   Rhizophoraceae, family Rhizophoraceae, mangrove family

   trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts

   Thymelaeaceae, daphne family, family Thymelaeaceae

   family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa

   Trapaceae, family Trapaceae

   family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae

   Urticaceae, family Urticaceae, nettle family

   a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs

   Cannabidaceae, family Cannabidaceae, hemp family

   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

   Moraceae, family Moraceae, mulberry family

   trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis

   Cecropiaceae, family Cecropiaceae

   in some classifications included in family Moraceae

   Ulmaceae, elm family, family Ulmaceae

   a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema

   Menyanthaceae, buckbean family, family Menyanthaceae

   a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales

   Loganiaceae, family Loganiaceae

   a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales

   Linaceae, family Linaceae, flax family

   a widely distributed family of plants

   Plantaginaceae, family Plantaginaceae, plantain family

   cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds

   Polygonaceae, buckwheat family, family Polygonaceae

   a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats

   Amygdalaceae, family Amygdalaceae

   used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus

   Sapindaceae, family Sapindaceae, soapberry family

   chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins

   Buxaceae, box family, family Buxaceae

   widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees

   Celastraceae, family Celastraceae, spindle-tree family, staff-tree family

   trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits

   Empetraceae, crowberry family, family Empetraceae

   heathlike shrubs

   Aceraceae, family Aceraceae, maple family

   a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples

   Aquifoliaceae, family Aquifoliaceae, holly family

   widely distributed shrubs and trees

   Anacardiaceae, family Anacardiaceae, sumac family

   the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac

   Hippocastanaceae, family Hippocastanaceae, horse-chestnut family

   trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule

   Staphylaceae, bladdernut family, family Staphylaceae

   a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone

   Ebenaceae, ebony family, family Ebenaceae

   fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon

   Sapotaceae, family Sapotaceae, sapodilla family

   tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit

   Symplocaceae, family Symplocaceae, sweetleaf family

   a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales

   Styracaceae, family Styracaceae, storax family, styrax family

   a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales

   Sarraceniaceae, family Sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plant family

   insectivorous plants

   Nepenthaceae, family Nepenthaceae

   coextensive with the genus Nepenthes

   Droseraceae, family Droseraceae, sundew family

   a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs

   Roridulaceae, family Roridulaceae

   in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae

   Convolvulaceae, family Convolvulaceae, morning-glory family

   morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit

   Orobanchaceae, broomrape family, family Orobanchaceae

   brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales

   Rhamnaceae, buckthorn family, family Rhamnaceae

   trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value

   Vitaceae, Vitidaceae, family Vitaceae, grapevine family

   a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales

   Piperaceae, family Piperaceae, pepper family

   tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets

   Chloranthaceae, family Chloranthaceae

   small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees

   Saururaceae, family Saururaceae, lizard's-tail family

   family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia

   Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family

   widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice

   Annonaceae, custard-apple family, family Annonaceae

   chiefly tropical trees or shrubs

   Berberidaceae, barberry family, family Berberidaceae

   shrubs or herbs

   Calycanthaceae, calycanthus family, family Calycanthaceae, strawberry-shrub family

   shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia

   Ceratophyllaceae, family Ceratophyllaceae

   coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts

   Cercidiphyllaceae, family Cercidiphyllaceae

   one genus

   Lardizabalaceae, family Lardizabalaceae, lardizabala family

   thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit

   Lauraceae, family Lauraceae, laurel family

   a family of Lauraceae

   Magnoliaceae, family Magnoliaceae, magnolia family

   subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia

   Menispermaceae, family Menispermaceae, moonseed family

   herbaceous or woody climbers

   Myristicaceae, family Myristicaceae, nutmeg family

   family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds

   Nymphaeaceae, family Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family

   dicot aquatic plants

   Nelumbonaceae, subfamily Nelumbonaceae

   in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo

   Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae, water-shield family

   in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia

   Paeoniaceae, family Paeoniaceae, peony family

   perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America

   Ranunculaceae, buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae

   a family of Ranunculaceae

   Winteraceae, family Winteraceae, winter's bark family

   small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae

   Connaraceae, family Connaraceae, zebrawood family

   mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae

   Fabaceae, Leguminosae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, pea family

   a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

   Mimosaceae, family Mimosaceae

   family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

   Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae

   alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae

   Araliaceae, family Araliaceae, ivy family

   mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera

   Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family

   large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)

   Stellaria, genus Stellaria

   common chickweed; stitchwort

   Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family, family Aizoaceae, family Tetragoniaceae

   succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds

   Amaranthaceae, amaranth family, family Amaranthaceae

   cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs

   Batidaceae, family Batidaceae, saltwort family

   family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts

   Chenopodiaceae, family Chenopodiaceae, goosefoot family

   includes spinach and beets

   Allioniaceae, Nyctaginaceae, family Allioniaceae, family Nyctaginaceae, four-o'clock family

   a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales

   Cactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae

   constituting the order Opuntiales

   Phytolaccaceae, family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family

   chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma

   Portulacaceae, family Portulacaceae, purslane family

   family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas

   Capparidaceae, caper family, family Capparidaceae

   a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia

   Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family

   a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives

   Papaveraceae, family Papaveraceae, poppy family

   herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits

   Fumariaceae, family Fumariaceae, fumitory family

   erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn

   Asteraceae, Compositae, aster family, family Asteraceae, family Compositae

   plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia

   Ambrosiaceae, family Ambrosiaceae

   in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds

   Loasaceae, family Loasaceae, loasa family

   family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia

   cucurbit

   any plant of the family Cucurbitaceae

   Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family

   herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra

   Bombacaceae, family Bombacaceae

   tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds

   Elaeocarpaceae, elaeocarpus family, family Elaeocarpaceae

   genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae

   Sterculiaceae, family Sterculiaceae, sterculia family

   a large family of plants of order Malvales

   Tiliaceae, family Tiliaceae, linden family

   chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia

   Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family

   heathers

   Clethraceae, family Clethraceae, white-alder family

   coextensive with the genus Clethra

   Diapensiaceae, diapensia family, family Diapensiaceae

   north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales

   Epacridaceae, epacris family, family Epacridaceae

   Australasian shrubs or small trees

   Lennoaceae, family Lennoaceae

   family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico

   Pyrolaceae, family Pyrolaceae, wintergreen family

   evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia

   Monotropaceae, family Monotropaceae

   used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes

   Fagaceae, beech family, family Fagaceae

   chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus

   Betulaceae, birch family, family Betulaceae

   monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)

   Carpinaceae, family Carpinaceae, subfamily Carpinaceae

   used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis

   Corylaceae, family Corylaceae, subfamily Corylaceae

   used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus

   Hamamelidaceae, family Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family

   comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera

   Onagraceae, evening-primrose family, family Onagraceae

   a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales

   Melastomaceae, Melastomataceae, family Melastomaceae, family Melastomataceae, meadow-beauty family

   a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals

   Begoniaceae, begonia family, family Begoniaceae

   monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America

   Dilleniaceae, family Dilleniaceae

   chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia

   Clusiaceae, Guttiferae, St John's wort family, family Clusiaceae, family Guttiferae

   widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber

   Hypericaceae, family Hypericaceae

   used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae

   Actinidiaceae, family Actinidiaceae

   tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines

   Canellaceae, canella family, family Canellaceae

   one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies

   Caricaceae, family Caricaceae, papaya family

   trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves

   Caryocaraceae, family Caryocaraceae

   small genus of tropical South American trees

   Cistaceae, family Cistaceae, rockrose family

   shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean

   Dipterocarpaceae, family Dipterocarpaceae

   chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins

   Flacourtiaceae, family Flacourtiaceae, flacourtia family

   chiefly tropical trees and shrubs

   Fouquieriaceae, family Fouquieriaceae

   small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States

   Ochnaceae, family Ochnaceae, ochna family

   family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves

   Passifloraceae, family Passifloraceae, passionflower family

   tropical woody tendril-climbing vines

   Resedaceae, family Resedaceae, mignonette family

   mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette

   Tamaricaceae, family Tamaricaceae, tamarisk family

   family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)

   Violaceae, family Violaceae, violet family

   a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus

   Caesalpiniaceae, family Caesalpiniaceae

   spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

   Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae

   alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae

   Papilionaceae, family Papilionacea

   leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

   Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae

   alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae

   Rosaceae, family Rosaceae, rose family

   a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens

   Rubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder family

   widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry

   Caprifoliaceae, family Caprifoliaceae, honeysuckle family

   shrubs and small trees and woody vines

   Dipsacaceae, family Dipsacaceae

   chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads

   Balsaminaceae, balsam family, family Balsaminaceae

   distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers

   Geraniaceae, family Geraniaceae, geranium family

   chiefly herbaceous plants

   Burseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood family

   resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees

   Callitrichaceae, family Callitrichaceae

   dicot aquatic herbs

   Malpighiaceae, family Malpighiaceae

   tropical shrubs or trees

   Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany family

   tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees

   Lepidobotryaceae, family Lepidobotryaceae

   family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa

   Oxalidaceae, family Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family

   a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers

   Polygalaceae, family Polygalaceae, milkwort family

   trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres

   Rutaceae, family Rutaceae, rue family

   a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent

   Simaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia family

   chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit

   Tropaeolaceae, family Tropaeolaceae, nasturtium family

   coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum

   Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family, family Zygophyllaceae

   small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea

   Salicaceae, family Salicaceae, willow family

   two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus

   Santalaceae, family Santalaceae, sandalwood family

   chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit

   Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae, mistletoe family

   in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria

   Viscaceae, family Viscaceae, mistletoe family

   in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae

   Cephalotaceae, family Cephalotaceae

   a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus

   Cunoniaceae, cunonia family, family Cunoniaceae

   trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere

   Hydrangeaceae, family Hydrangeaceae, hydrangea family

   sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae

   Philadelphaceae, subfamily Philadelphaceae

   one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae

   Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family

   a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae

   Platanaceae, family Platanaceae, plane-tree family

   coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees

   Polemoniaceae, family Polemoniaceae, phlox family

   a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers

   Acanthaceae, acanthus family, family Acanthaceae

   widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales

   Bignoniaceae, family Bignoniaceae

   trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales

   Gesneriaceae, family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family

   large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales

   Hydrophyllaceae, family Hydrophyllaceae, waterleaf family

   perennial woodland herbs

   Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, mint family

   a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

   Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family

   a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales

   Solanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato family

   large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra

   Verbenaceae, family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain family

   family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees

   Avicenniaceae, family Avicenniaceae

   used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia

   Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family

   a family of plants of order Geraniales

   Theaceae, family Theaceae, tea family

   a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales

   Apiaceae, Umbelliferae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae

   plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill

   Cornaceae, dogwood family, family Cornaceae

   a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia

   Valerianaceae, family Valerianaceae, valerian family

   genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor

   type of:

   family

   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera