HyperDic: phlox_family

English > 1 sense of the expression phlox family:
NOUNplantphlox family, Polemoniaceae, family Polemoniaceaea widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales
English > phlox family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers.
SynonymsPolemoniaceae, family Polemoniaceae
Member ofPolemoniales, order PolemonialesPolemoniaceae
MembersLinanthus, genus LinanthusA genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae
genus Phloxherbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted)
genus Polemoniumtype genus of the Polemoniaceae
Broaderasterid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishpolemoniáceas
Catalanpolemoniàcies

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