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PEDALIACEAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The family of plants of order Polemoniales
Synonyms:
family Pedaliaceae; Pedaliaceae; sesame family
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pedaliaceae" is a kind of...):
plant family (a family of plants)
Meronyms (members of "Pedaliaceae"):
genus Martynia (in some classifications includes the unicorn plants)
genus Sesamum; Sesamum (tropical African and Indian herbs)
genus Proboscidea; Proboscidea (in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants)
Holonyms ("Pedaliaceae" is a member of...):
order Polemoniales; Polemoniales (Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales)