NOUN | plant | family Polemoniaceae, Polemoniaceae, phlox family | a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales |
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Meaning | A widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers. | |
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Synonyms | Polemoniaceae, phlox family | |
Member of | Polemoniales, order Polemoniales | Polemoniaceae |
Members | Linanthus, genus Linanthus | A genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae |
genus Phlox | herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted) | |
genus Polemonium | type genus of the Polemoniaceae | |
Broader | asterid dicot family | family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
Spanish | polemoniáceas | |
Catalan | polemoniàcies | |
Adjectives | polemoniaceous | of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Polemoniaceae |
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