HyperDic: acanthus_family

English > 1 sense of the expression acanthus family:
NOUNplantacanthus family, Acanthaceae, family Acanthaceaewidely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees
English > acanthus family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwidely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales.
SynonymsAcanthaceae, family Acanthaceae
Member ofPolemoniales, order PolemonialesPolemoniaceae
MembersGraptophyllum, genus Graptophyllumcaricature plant
Thunbergia, genus ThunbergiaA genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae
genus Acanthusbear's breeches
Broaderasterid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishacantáceas
Catalanacantàcia, acantàcies, Acanthaceae

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