Definition of Family Polygalaceae

1. Noun. Trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres.

Exact synonyms: Milkwort Family, Polygalaceae
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Geraniales, Order Geraniales
Member holonyms: Genus Polygala, Polygala

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Polygalaceae

family Platanistidae
family Platycephalidae
family Plethodontidae
family Pleurobrachiidae
family Pleuronectidae
family Ploceidae
family Plumbaginaceae
family Pluteaceae
family Poaceae
family Podargidae
family Podicipedidae
family Podocarpaceae
family Poeciliidae
family Polemoniaceae
family Polyangiaceae
family Polygalaceae (current term)
family Polygonaceae
family Polynemidae
family Polyodontidae
family Polypedatidae
family Polypodiaceae
family Polyporaceae
family Pomacentridae
family Pomatomidae
family Pongidae
family Pontederiaceae
family Porcellionidae
family Portulacaceae
family Portunidae
family Potamogalidae

Literary usage of Family Polygalaceae

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

1. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"... as indicated by CHODAT, in the family Polygalaceae because of the structure of the flower and the characteristic pollen. The stamens of Polygalaceae are ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family Polygalaceae. Milkwort Family. These plants are herbs, rarely shrubs or small trees, comprised in about 10 genera and 750 species, widely distributed ..."

3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"Poly gula senega L. Milkwort family (Polygalaceae). Senega; Seneca snakeroot. Native, perennial herb, 8 to 12 inches high, found in rocky woods and on ..."

4. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1915)
"It comes as a decided surprise to the visitor to learn that this giant tree belongs to the family Polygalaceae, a group represented in America by herbaceous ..."

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