Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A natural order of gamopetalous exogens, including about 50 genera and 500 widely distributed species.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A natural family of chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
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"It could be in the Campanulaceae, or the Gentianaceae, the Polemoniaceae, the Boraginaceae-that's most likely, I think, forget-me-nots-but it could even be a variant of this one, the Anemone patens."
Sick Cycle Carousel 2010
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Within the Gentianaceae, taxa within the genus Gentianopsis are collectively known as the fringed gentians.
Museum Blogs 2010
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Xanthones of the Gentianaceae -- II * 1: Frasera albicaulis Dougl. ex Griesb..
Museum Blogs 2010
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My last photographs for the series on the Gentianaceae today, though the series will continue until Friday.
Museum Blogs 2010
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