diapensiaceae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Diapensiaceae*:
NOUN	plant	Diapensiaceae, family Diapensiaceae, diapensia family	north temperate low evergreen plants

English > *Diapensiaceae*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales.
Synonyms	family Diapensiaceae, diapensia family
Member of	Ericales, order Ericales	Ericaceae
Members	Pyxidanthera, genus Pyxidanthera	One species
	genus Diapensia	type genus of Diapensiaceae
	genus Galax	evergreen herbs of southeastern United States
	genus Shortia	evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia
Broader	dilleniid dicot family	family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs

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