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acanthus family
acan′thus fam`ily
n. a plant family, Acanthaceae, of tropical shrubs and nonwoody plants with simple opposite leaves, clusters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. acanthus family - widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order ScrophularialesAcanthaceae, family Acanthaceaeasterid dicot family - family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsorder Polemoniales, Polemoniales - Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophularialesgenus Acanthus - bear's breechesgenus Graptophyllum, Graptophyllum - caricature plantgenus Thunbergia, Thunbergia - a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae |
EncyclopediaSeeAcanthaceaeacanthus family
Synonyms for acanthus familynoun widely distributed herbs and shrubs and treesSynonyms- Acanthaceae
- family Acanthaceae
Related Words- asterid dicot family
- order Polemoniales
- Polemoniales
- genus Acanthus
- genus Graptophyllum
- Graptophyllum
- genus Thunbergia
- Thunbergia
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