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AcanthaceaeenUS ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Acanthaceae - widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophularialesacanthus family, family Acanthaceaeasterid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsorder Polemoniales, Polemoniales - Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophularialesgenus Acanthus - bear's breechesgenus Graptophyllum, Graptophyllum - caricature plantgenus Thunbergia, Thunbergia - a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae |
AcanthaceaeenUS
Acanthaceae[ə‚kan′thās·ē‚ē] (botany) A family of dicotyledonous plants in the order Scrophulariales distinguished by their usually herbaceous habit, irregular flowers, axile placentation, and dry, dehiscent fruits. AcanthaceaeenUS
Synonyms for Acanthaceaenoun widely distributed herbs and shrubs and treesSynonyms- acanthus family
- family Acanthaceae
Related Words- asterid dicot family
- order Polemoniales
- Polemoniales
- genus Acanthus
- genus Graptophyllum
- Graptophyllum
- genus Thunbergia
- Thunbergia
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