HyperDic: fouquieriaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Fouquieriaceae:
NOUNplantFouquieriaceae, family Fouquieriaceaesmall family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States
English > Fouquieriaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States.
Synonymfamily Fouquieriaceae
Member ofParietales, order Parietales, Hypericales, order HypericalesA large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
MembersFouquieria, genus Fouquieriaresinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions / regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
Broaderdilleniid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
SpanishFouquieriaceae

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