family Scrophulariaceae

Definitions of family Scrophulariaceae
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family
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    type of:
    asterid dicot family
    family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
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