Definition of Family marantaceae

1. Noun. Tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes.

Exact synonyms: Arrowroot Family, Marantaceae
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Musales, Order Musales
Member holonyms: Genus Maranta

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Marantaceae

family Machilidae
family Macropodidae
family Macrorhamphosidae
family Macrouridae
family Macruridae
family Magnoliaceae
family Majidae
family Malacanthidae
family Malpighiaceae
family Malvaceae
family Mammutidae
family Manidae
family Manteidae
family Mantidae
family Mantispidae
family Marantaceae
family Marattiaceae
family Marchantiaceae
family Marsileaceae
family Martyniaceae
family Mastodontidae
family Mastotermitidae
family Mayacaceae
family Megachilidae
family Megadermatidae
family Megalonychidae
family Megalosauridae
family Megapodiidae
family Megatheriidae
family Melampsoraceae

Literary usage of Family marantaceae

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

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1900)
"family marantaceae. Arrowroot Family. Twelve genera and about 160 species, all tropical and mostly South American. They are distinguished from the related ..."

2. Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington (1904)
"The preparation of a sample copy of the manuscript and illustrations for the position of the family Marantaceae. CHEMISTRY. John J. Abel, Johns Hopkins ..."

3. Yearbooks by N.J. Plainfield High School (Plainfield (1903)
"(e) The preparation of a sample copy of the manuscript and illustrations for the position of the family Marantaceae. CHEMISTRY. John J. Abel, Johns Hopkins ..."

4. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"family marantaceae: has very large, abruptly ovate, closely veined leaves and peculiar zigzag flower stalks; ..."

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