Trapaceae — noun family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae • Syn: ↑family Trapaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Myrtales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dicot family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnoliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Myrtales — ▪ plant order Introduction the myrtle order of flowering plants, composed of 14 families, 380 genera, and about 11,000 species distributed throughout the tropics and warmer regions of the world. The majority of these species belong to just… … Universalium
Myrtales — noun Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae • Syn: ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order … Useful english dictionary
order Myrtales — noun Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae • Syn: ↑Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales, ↑order Thymelaeales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order … Useful english dictionary
order Thymelaeales — noun Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae • Syn: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales, ↑Thymelaeales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order … Useful english dictionary
Thymelaeales — noun Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae • Syn: ↑Myrtales, ↑order Myrtales, ↑order Thymelaeales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order … Useful english dictionary
water chestnut — 1. any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, esp. T. natans, of the Old World. 2. the fruit itself. Also called water caltrop. [1850 55] * * * Any of several perennial water plants of the genus Trapa (family… … Universalium
Trapa — noun small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut • Syn: ↑genus Trapa • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Trapaceae, ↑fam … Useful english dictionary