HyperDic: figwort_family

English > 1 sense of the expression figwort family:
NOUNplantfigwort family, Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, foxglove familya family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales
English > figwort family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales.
SynonymsScrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, foxglove family
Member ofPolemoniales, order PolemonialesPolemoniaceae
MembersAgalinis, genus Agalinissemiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers
Antirrhinum, genus AntirrhinumA genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers
Aureolaria, genus Aureolariasmall genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers
Besseya, genus Besseyagenus of North American spring wildflowers
Castilleja, genus Castilleja, Castilleia, genus Castilleiagenus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses
Chelone, genus Cheloneherbaceous perennials
Collinsia, genus Collinsiagenus of hardy annual herbs of western United States
Culver's root, Culvers root, Culver's physic, Culvers physic, whorlywort, Veronicastrum virginicumA tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers
Linaria, genus Linariagenus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers
Penstemon, genus Penstemonlarge genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers
Scrophularia, genus Scrophulariatype genus of Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum, genus Verbascumgenus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves
genus Calceolarialarge genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowers
genus Digitalisgenus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers
genus Gerardiagenus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers
genus Veronicawidespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers
Broaderasterid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishescrofulariáceas
Catalanescrofulariàcia, escrofulariàcies, Scrophulariaceae

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