Nyctaginaceae

noun

a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales

• Syn: ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four-o'clock family

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑Chenopodiales, ↑order-Chenopodiales

• Member Meronyms:

↑Nyctaginia, ↑genus Nyctaginia, ↑Abronia, ↑genus Abronia, ↑Allionia, ↑genus Allionia, ↑genus Bougainvillea, ↑Bougainvillaea, ↑genus Bougainvillaea, ↑Mirabilis, ↑genus Mirabilis, ↑Pisonia, ↑genus Pisonia

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Nyctaginaceae /nik-tə-ji-nāˈsi-ē/

plural noun

A family of mainly tropical American plants, including bougainvillea, and the marvel of Peru, related to the goosefoots and the pinks

ORIGIN: Gr nyx, nyktos night

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nyctagināˈceous adjective