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Eriocaulaceae

Eriocaulaceae

9.9
A group of mostly tropical plants that grow in wet places and are called pipeworts
  • noun
  • /ˌɛriˈkoʊləˌsiː/
  • Specialized
: Eriocauláceas
  • The Eriocaulaceae family includes many species adapted to wet habitats.

Examples

  • Some botanists specialize in studying Eriocaulaceae and related aquatic plants.

  • The Eriocaulaceae family includes various species found in wetlands.

  • Plants in the Eriocaulaceae are often found in tropical and subtropical wetlands.

  • Some members of the Eriocaulaceae family thrive in acidic soils.

  • Plants in the Eriocaulaceae family are often found in tropical and subtropical wetlands.

  • Some botanists specialize in studying Eriocaulaceae, which are commonly known as pipeworts.

  • The Eriocaulaceae family includes many species that thrive in aquatic environments.

Synonyms

pipewort family
vsEriocaulaceae
  • Specialized
9.8

A group of plants that grow in water or wet places, often in the tropics

is the scientific name for that same family rather than the common name

Surface Forms

Eriocaulaceae singular
Eriocaulaceas plural

Morphology

Eriocaulaceae = Eriocaulon (opaque) = Eriocaulon + aceae

Formed by adding the technical botanical family suffix '-aceae' to a Latin genus name; this specialized naming convention is not transparent to general English learners.

Etymology

Eriocaulaceae comes from the plant name Eriocaulon, built from Greek erion 'wool' and kaulos 'stem', so it originally meant 'woolly stem', and the ending -aceae marks a plant family. So, Eriocaulaceae is the family name for the 'woolly-stem' pipeworts often found in wet places.