HyperDic: family_equisetaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Equisetaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Equisetaceae, Equisetaceae, horsetail familysole surviving family of the Equisetales
English > family Equisetaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies.
SynonymsEquisetaceae, horsetail family
Member ofEquisetales, order EquisetalesLower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian
MembersEquisetum, genus Equisetumhorsetails
Broaderfern familyfamilies of ferns and fern allies
Spanishequisetáceas
CatalanEquisetaceae

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