passifloraceae

Thân thiện

A botanist carefully examines a passifloraceae vine in a greenhouse.

Definition

Noun: 1. A family of flowering plants: Passifloraceae is the scientific name for a family of tropical, mostly woody, climbing vines. These plants are characterized by their tendrils, which they use to climb, and their often showy and complex flowers. The most well-known genus within this family is Passiflora, the passionflowers or passion vines.

Usage Notes

• Scientific Context: This word is almost exclusively used in scientific, botanical, or horticultural contexts. It is a taxonomic term for a plant family.
• Capitalization: As a proper noun referring to a taxonomic family, it is typically capitalized: .
• Singular/Plural: It is treated as a singular noun (the family ...). The word itself does not have a common plural form in general usage, but in technical contexts, one might refer to multiple families as "passifloraceous families" or simply "members of the Passifloraceae."

Examples

• The Passifloraceae family includes over 900 species, many of which produce edible fruit.
• Botanists study the unique floral structure of Passifloraceae.
• Several genera, such as and , belong to Passifloraceae.

Advanced Usage

• Adjectival Form (Passifloraceous): Used to describe characteristics pertaining to this plant family.
  • The passifloraceous vine exhibited the classic tendril-climbing habit.

Variants and Related Words

• Passionflower / Passion Vine: The common name for plants in the genus , which is part of the Passifloraceae family.
• Passifloraceous (adjective): Of or relating to the Passifloraceae family.

Synonyms

• Passionflower family: The common English name for the Passifloraceae family.

Học thuật

Noun

1. tropical woody tendril-climbing vines

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Passifloraceae
• family Passifloraceae
• passionflower family