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figwort family
figwort familyn. A large family of chiefly herbaceous plants, the Scrophulariaceae, characterized by bilaterally symmetrical and frequently colorful flowers with four stamens and dehiscent fruit, and including figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, and snapdragon. Also called snapdragon family.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | figwort family - a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophularialesfamily Scrophulariaceae, foxglove family, Scrophulariaceaeasterid 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 Scrophularia, Scrophularia - type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figwortsAntirrhinum, genus Antirrhinum - a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowersBesseya, genus Besseya - genus of North American spring wildflowersAureolaria, genus Aureolaria - small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardiagenus Calceolaria - large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowersCastilleia, Castilleja, genus Castilleia, genus Castilleja - genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grassesChelone, genus Chelone - herbaceous perennials: shellflowerCollinsia, genus Collinsia - genus of hardy annual herbs of western United StatesCulvers physic, Culver's physic, Culvers root, Culver's root, Veronicastrum virginicum, whorlywort - a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North Americagenus Digitalis - genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowersgenus Gerardia - genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or AgalinisAgalinis, genus Agalinis - semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indiesgenus Linaria, Linaria - genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragongenus Penstemon, Penstemon - large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North Americagenus Verbascum, Verbascum - genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leavesgenus Veronica - widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell |
EncyclopediaSeeScrophulariaceaefigwort family
Synonyms for figwort familynoun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order PolemonialesSynonyms- family Scrophulariaceae
- foxglove family
- Scrophulariaceae
Related Words- asterid dicot family
- order Polemoniales
- Polemoniales
- genus Scrophularia
- Scrophularia
- Antirrhinum
- genus Antirrhinum
- Besseya
- genus Besseya
- Aureolaria
- genus Aureolaria
- genus Calceolaria
- Castilleia
- Castilleja
- genus Castilleia
- genus Castilleja
- Chelone
- genus Chelone
- Collinsia
- genus Collinsia
- Culvers physic
- Culver's physic
- Culvers root
- Culver's root
- Veronicastrum virginicum
- whorlywort
- genus Digitalis
- genus Gerardia
- Agalinis
- genus Agalinis
- genus Linaria
- Linaria
- genus Penstemon
- Penstemon
- genus Verbascum
- Verbascum
- genus Veronica
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