sapotaceae

Thân thiện

The botanist examines a leaf from a Sapotaceae tree in the greenhouse.

Definition

Noun: - A family of tropical trees and shrubs, known as the sapodilla family, characterized by having milky sap (latex) and often producing edible fleshy fruits. It is a taxonomic family within the order Ericales.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Sapotaceae includes economically important species like the sapodilla and the shea tree.
  • Botanists study the Sapotaceae for their unique latex-producing structures.
  • Many plants in the family Sapotaceae have tough, durable wood.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical literature, is always capitalized and italicized, as is standard for scientific family names.
  • The classification of the genus Pouteria within the Sapotaceae was revised.

Variants and Related Words

• sapotaceous (adj): Of or relating to the family Sapotaceae.
  • The tree exhibited typical sapotaceous characteristics, including milky latex.

Synonyms

• sapodilla family: The common name for the Sapotaceae family.

Different Meanings

• This word has a single, specific meaning as a scientific botanical term for a plant family. It is not used in general or figurative contexts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Sapotaceae
• family Sapotaceae
• sapodilla family