n 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 Scrophulariales
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Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family
asterid dicot family
family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs