cephalotaceae
Definition
Noun 1. A family of dicotyledonous plants: Cephalotaceae is the botanical name for a small family of carnivorous flowering plants in the order Rosales. This family is notable for containing only one genus, Cephalotus.
Usage Notes
- This word is a highly specific scientific term used almost exclusively in botany, taxonomy, and academic contexts.
- It is a proper noun and is typically capitalized.
- It refers to the taxonomic family as a whole, not to an individual plant.
Examples
- The insectivorous Cephalotaceae family is of great interest to botanists.
- Cephalotaceae is monogeneric, containing only the genus .
- The Albany pitcher plant belongs to the family Cephalotaceae.
Advanced Usage
- In taxonomic descriptions, the family name is often used in its Latin form and may be followed by the name of the botanist who described it (e.g., "Cephalotaceae Dumort.").
Variants and Related Words
- Cephalotus (noun): The sole genus within the family Cephalotaceae, containing the single species , the Albany pitcher plant.
- Albany pitcher plant (noun): The common name for , the only species in this family.
Synonyms
- Pitcher plant family (informal/common name context): This is a descriptive synonym, though it is imprecise as other, unrelated plant families also contain pitcher plants.
Different Meanings
This term has only one specific meaning in scientific botanical classification. It does not have general or figurative meanings.
Noun
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a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus
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