Acanthaceae
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Translingual [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Acanthus + -aceae (“plants of the nature of”)[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
Proper noun [edit]
Acanthaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Lamiales — the acanthuses and related plants, with a wide range and having flowers with two or four stamens.
Hyponyms [edit]
- (family): Acanthoideae, Avicennioideae, Nelsonioideae, Thunbergioideae - subfamilies
References [edit]
- ^ Gove, Philip Babcock, ed. Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged. Springfield: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976.