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Gentianaceae

Definition:

a dicot family of chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

family | proper noun

Plural:

Gentianaceae*
(* Gentianaceae may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

dicot family » family » taxonomic group » biological group

Member of:

Gentianales » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Centaurium | Eustoma | Exacum | Frasera | gentian | Gentiana | Gentianella | Gentianopsis | Halenia | Sabbatia | Swertia

Synonym:

gentian family

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