marantaceae

Thân thiện

A botanist carefully examines the large, patterned leaves of a marantaceae plant in a greenhouse.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A family of tropical perennial herbs: Marantaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the arrowroot family. These plants are characterized by having usually starchy rhizomes (underground stems).

Usage

• The word "Marantaceae" is used as a proper noun in scientific and botanical contexts to classify a specific taxonomic family of plants.
• It is typically used in its singular form when referring to the family as a collective group.

Examples

• Scientific Classification:
• Botanical Description:

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic hierarchy, "Marantaceae" is the family name, sitting above the genus level and below the order level.

Variants and Related Words

• Maranta (n): A genus within the Marantaceae family, containing species like the prayer plant ().
• Arrowroot (n): A common name for some plants in the Marantaceae family, or specifically for the starch obtained from their rhizomes (e.g., ).

Synonyms

• Arrowroot family: The common English name for the Marantaceae family.

Notes

• As a scientific taxonomic name, "Marantaceae" is always capitalized. It does not have phrasal verbs or idioms associated with it in everyday language.

Học thuật

Noun

1. tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Marantaceae
• family Marantaceae
• arrowroot family