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Lepidobotryaceae

Lepidobotryaceae

9.9
A small family of African flowering trees with few relatives
  • noun
  • /ˌlɛpɪdoʊˈbɒtrɪˌeɪsi/
  • Specialized
: Lepidobotryaceae
  • Did you know that the Lepidobotryaceae family was established in 1950?

Examples

  • The rare African tree belongs to the family Lepidobotryaceae and has few close relatives.

  • The Lepidobotryaceae family includes unique species found in Africa.

  • Botanists have debated the correct classification of the Lepidobotryaceae for decades.

  • Recent studies revealed that Lepidobotryaceae species may also exist outside Africa.

  • The rare African tree belongs to the family Lepidobotryaceae and has few close relatives.

  • Botanists have debated the correct classification of the Lepidobotryaceae for decades.

  • Did you know that the family Lepidobotryaceae was established in 1950?

Surface Forms

Lepidobotryaceae singular
Lepidobotryaceas plural

Morphology

Lepidobotryaceae = Lepidobotrys (opaque) = Lepidobotrys + aceae

Formed by the genus name plus the botanical family suffix '-aceae'; this scientific formation is specialized and not transparently meaningful to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Lepidobotryaceae comes from Greek parts: lepid- meaning 'scale' and botry- meaning 'bunch', plus the plant ending -aceae meaning 'family'. So the name labels a family of plants (a scientific group) and reminds botanists of a plant with scaly or clustered parts, which is why this unusual African tree group got that name.