phytolaccaceae

Thân thiện

A botanist carefully examines a specimen of Phytolaccaceae in the greenhouse.

Definition

Noun 1. A family of flowering plants: Phytolaccaceae is the scientific name for a family of chiefly tropical and subtropical herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees. Members of this family are characterized by having flowers typically arranged in racemes (a type of inflorescence where flowers are attached by short stalks along a central stem).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is a well-known member of the Phytolaccaceae.
  • Botanists study the Phytolaccaceae for their unique floral structures.
  • Several genera, including Rivina and Trichostigma, belong to the family Phytolaccaceae.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy, the name is always capitalized and italicized when referring to the formal family rank: .
• The family is sometimes referred to informally as the pokeweed family.

Variants and Related Words

• Phytolaccaceous (adjective): Of or relating to the plant family Phytolaccaceae.
  • The phytolaccaceous species exhibited the characteristic raceme.

Synonyms

• Pokeweed family (common name)

Học thuật

Noun

1. chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Phytolaccaceae
• family Phytolaccaceae
• pokeweed family