Definition of Scrophulariaceae

1. Noun. 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.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrophulariaceae

Scranton
Screaming Meemie
Scriabin
Scribner shunt
Scripps
Scriptol
Scripture
Scripturian
Scripturians
Scripturist
Scripturists
Scroll Lock
Scroll Locks
Scroogelike
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariales
Scrum
Scudamore
Sculptor
Scultetus
Scultetus' bandage
Scultetus' position
Scunner
Scunners
Scutellaria
Scutellaria lateriflora

Literary usage of Scrophulariaceae

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

1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"'"PHE scrophulariaceae comprises some 2500 different species ••• very widely distributed ... In the scrophulariaceae this is a many-seeded two-celled pod; ..."

2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1921)
"... \V. scrophulariaceae of Colombia—1. Pennock, Naomi, elected a member, 111 1'il-l.ry. ... scrophulariaceae ..."

3. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan, Asa Don Dickinson (1917)
"FIGWORT FAMILY (scrophulariaceae) Great Mullein; Velvet or Flannel Plant; Mullein Dock; Aaron's Rod Verbascum Thapsus Flowers—Yellow, 1 in. across or less, ..."

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