Definition of Acoraceae

1. Noun. Used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae.

Exact synonyms: Subfamily Acoraceae
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Araceae, Arum Family, Family Araceae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acoraceae

Acmeist
Acmeists
Acnidosporidia
Acocanthera
Acocanthera oblongifolia
Acocanthera oppositifolia
Acocanthera spectabilis
Acocanthera venenata
Acol
Acoli
Acoma
Aconcagua
Aconitum
Aconitum lycoctonum
Aconitum napellus
Acoraceae (current term)
Acores
Acorus
Acorus calamus
Acosta's disease
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Acragas
Acrasiomycetes
Acre
Acre antshrike
Acre antshrikes
Acrel's ganglion
Acrididae
Acridotheres
Acridotheres tristis

Literary usage of Acoraceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"Acoraceae • Acorus americanas (Raf.) Raf. Sweetflag Herbaceous perennial, emergent aquatic Shallow water of ponds and marshes. Acorus calamus L. Sweetflag ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"... permit of its being placed in any other family, places it in a family by itself, calling it Acoraceae. This genus contains but few crystals of any sort. ..."

3. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1866)
"As to Acorus, it is placed by him in the Juncal Alliance of his ' Vegetable Kingdom;' and as the type of the distinct order Acoraceae, between Juncaceae and ..."

4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Acoraceae •Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf. Sweetflag Herbaceous perennial, emergent aquatic Shallow water of ponds and marshes. Acorus calamus L. Sweetflag ..."

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