Definition of dicot family Dicot family
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| dicot family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
| magnoliopsid family | ||
| family primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" | ||
| class dicotyledonae, class dicotyledones, class magnoliopsida, dicotyledonae, dicotyledones, magnoliopsida 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| family myricaceae, myricaceae, wax-myrtle family constituting the order Myricales | ||
| corkwood family, family leitneriaceae, 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) | ||
| family rafflesiaceae, rafflesiaceae a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales | ||
| family hydnoraceae, hydnoraceae a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants | ||
| family primulaceae, primrose family, primulaceae a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere | ||
| family myrsinaceae, myrsinaceae, myrsine family family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida | ||
| family plumbaginaceae, leadwort family, plumbaginaceae, sea-lavender family perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas | ||
| family theophrastaceae, 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) | ||
| family goodeniaceae, goodenia family, goodeniaceae a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China | ||
| family lobeliaceae, lobelia family, lobeliaceae not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae | ||
| family proteaceae, protea family, proteaceae 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 | ||
| family gentianaceae, gentian family, gentianaceae chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals | ||
| family salvadoraceae, salvadora family, salvadoraceae a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals | ||
| family oleaceae, 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 | ||
| family juglandaceae, 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 | ||
| family haloragaceae, family haloragidaceae, haloragaceae, haloragidaceae, water-milfoil family a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales | ||
| family lecythidaceae, lecythidaceae large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins | ||
| family lythraceae, loosestrife family, lythraceae herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers | ||
| family myrtaceae, myrtaceae, myrtle family trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil | ||
| family nyssaceae, nyssaceae, sour-gum family, tupelo family a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees | ||
| family punicaceae, punicaceae one species: pomegranates | ||
| family rhizophoraceae, mangrove family, rhizophoraceae trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts | ||
| daphne family, family thymelaeaceae, thymelaeaceae family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa | ||
| family trapaceae, trapaceae family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae | ||
| family urticaceae, nettle family, urticaceae 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 | ||
| family moraceae, 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 | ||
| elm family, family ulmaceae, ulmaceae a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema | ||
| buckbean family, family menyanthaceae, menyanthaceae a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales | ||
| family loganiaceae, loganiaceae a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales | ||
| family linaceae, flax family, linaceae a widely distributed family of plants | ||
| family plantaginaceae, plantaginaceae, plantain family cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds | ||
| buckwheat family, family polygonaceae, 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 | ||
| family sapindaceae, 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 | ||
| box family, buxaceae, 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 | ||
| crowberry family, empetraceae, 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 | ||
| family hippocastanaceae, hippocastanaceae, horse-chestnut family trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule | ||
| bladdernut family, family staphylaceae, 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 | ||
| family sapotaceae, sapodilla family, sapotaceae tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit | ||
| family symplocaceae, sweetleaf family, symplocaceae a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales | ||
| family styracaceae, storax family, styracaceae, styrax family a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales | ||
| family sarraceniaceae, pitcher-plant family, sarraceniaceae insectivorous plants | ||
| family nepenthaceae, nepenthaceae coextensive with the genus Nepenthes | ||
| droseraceae, family droseraceae, sundew family a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs | ||
| family roridulaceae, 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 | ||
| broomrape family, family orobanchaceae, orobanchaceae brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales | ||
| buckthorn family, family rhamnaceae, rhamnaceae trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value | ||
| family vitaceae, grapevine family, vitaceae, vitidaceae a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales | ||
| family piperaceae, pepper family, piperaceae 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 | ||
| family saururaceae, lizard's-tail family, saururaceae family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia | ||
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