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foxglove family ThesaurusNoun | 1. | foxglove 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, figwort 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 |
foxglove family
Synonyms for foxglove familynoun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order PolemonialesSynonyms- family Scrophulariaceae
- figwort 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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