rosid dicot family

Definitions of rosid dicot family

1. noun

   a family of dicotyledonous plants
   types:

   Connaraceae, family Connaraceae, zebrawood family

   mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae

   Fabaceae, Leguminosae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, pea family

   a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

   Mimosaceae, family Mimosaceae

   family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

   Mimosoideae, subfamily Mimosoideae

   alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae

   Araliaceae, family Araliaceae, ivy family

   mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera

   Onagraceae, evening-primrose family, family Onagraceae

   a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales

   Melastomaceae, Melastomataceae, family Melastomaceae, family Melastomataceae, meadow-beauty family

   a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals

   Caesalpiniaceae, family Caesalpiniaceae

   spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

   Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae

   alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae

   Papilionaceae, family Papilionacea

   leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

   Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae

   alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae

   Rosaceae, family Rosaceae, rose family

   a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens

   Balsaminaceae, balsam family, family Balsaminaceae

   distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers

   Geraniaceae, family Geraniaceae, geranium family

   chiefly herbaceous plants

   Burseraceae, family Burseraceae, torchwood family

   resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees

   Callitrichaceae, family Callitrichaceae

   dicot aquatic herbs

   Malpighiaceae, family Malpighiaceae

   tropical shrubs or trees

   Meliaceae, family Meliaceae, mahogany family

   tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees

   Lepidobotryaceae, family Lepidobotryaceae

   family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa

   Oxalidaceae, family Oxalidaceae, wood-sorrel family

   a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers

   Polygalaceae, family Polygalaceae, milkwort family

   trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres

   Rutaceae, family Rutaceae, rue family

   a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent

   Simaroubaceae, family Simaroubaceae, quassia family

   chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit

   Tropaeolaceae, family Tropaeolaceae, nasturtium family

   coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum

   Zygophyllaceae, bean-caper family, family Zygophyllaceae

   small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea

   Cephalotaceae, family Cephalotaceae

   a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus

   Cunoniaceae, cunonia family, family Cunoniaceae

   trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere

   Hydrangeaceae, family Hydrangeaceae, hydrangea family

   sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae

   Philadelphaceae, subfamily Philadelphaceae

   one genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae

   Saxifragaceae, family Saxifragaceae, saxifrage family

   a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae

   Platanaceae, family Platanaceae, plane-tree family

   coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees

   Euphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family

   a family of plants of order Geraniales

   Apiaceae, Umbelliferae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae

   plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill

   Cornaceae, dogwood family, family Cornaceae

   a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia

   Medicago, genus Medicago

   a genus of herbs that resemble clover

   genus Angelica

   biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot

   Pastinaca, genus Pastinaca

   a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips

   type of:

   dicot family, magnoliopsid family

   family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination