NOUN | plant | Xyridaceae, family Xyridaceae, yellow-eyed grass family | plants of tropical to temperate regions |
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Meaning | plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places. | |
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Synonyms | family Xyridaceae, yellow-eyed grass family | |
Member of | Xyridales, order Xyridales, Commelinales, order Commelinales | An order of monocotyledonous herbs |
Members | Xyris, genus Xyris | chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers |
Broader | monocot family, liliopsid family | family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed |
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