family onagraceae

Thân thiện

A botanist carefully examines a flowering plant from the family Onagraceae.

Definition

Proper noun * A taxonomic family of flowering plants: Family Onagraceae is a large and widely distributed family of dicotyledonous plants within the order Myrtales. It is commonly known as the evening primrose family.

Usage

• Family Onagraceae is characterized by flowers with parts usually in fours (four sepals and four petals).
• Botanists study the evolutionary relationships within Family Onagraceae.
• Many species in Family Onagraceae, like fuchsias and evening primroses, are popular ornamental plants.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification, Onagraceae is often used without "family" as it is understood to be a family name.
  • The genus Oenothera belongs to Onagraceae.

Variants and Related Words

• Onagraceae (noun): The standard taxonomic name for the family, often used interchangeably with "family Onagraceae."
• evening primrose family (noun): The common name for this plant family.

Synonyms

• evening primrose family (noun): The common name synonym.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Onagraceae
• family Onagraceae
• evening-primrose family