scrophulariaceae | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) 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 | |
Synonyms: | figwort_family foxglove_family family_Scrophulariaceae | |
Related terms: | asterid_dicot_family Polemoniales Castilleja Besseya Antirrhinum genus_Digitalis Verbascum Chelone Collinsia Culver's_root Linaria genus_Gerardia Penstemon genus_Calceolaria Aureolaria genus_Veronica agalinis Scrophularia | |
Similar spelling: |
Scrophulariales |