HyperDic: family_phytolaccaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Phytolaccaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Phytolaccaceae, Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed familychiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers
English > family Phytolaccaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningchiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma.
SynonymsPhytolaccaceae, pokeweed family
Member ofCaryophyllales, order Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order-Chenopodialescorresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
MembersAgdestis, genus AgdestisA genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots
Ercilla, genus ErcillaA genus of evergreen climbers
Phytolacca, genus Phytolaccatype genus of Phytolaccaceae
Rivina, genus Rivinasmall genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs
Trichostigma, genus TrichostigmaA genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America
Broadercaryophylloid dicot familyfamily of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanishfitolacáceas
Catalanfitolacàcia, fitolacàcies, Phytolaccaceae

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