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Nyssaceae

Nyssaceae

9.9
A group of trees that includes the black tupelo and water tupelo
  • noun
  • /nɪˈseɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
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  • Botanists recently reclassified certain trees into the Nyssaceae based on genetic research.

Examples

  • The Nyssaceae family contains notable species such as the black tupelo and water tupelo.

  • The fruit of some Nyssaceae members provides food for wildlife in North American wetlands.

  • The Nyssaceae family includes several species of trees.

  • Did you know that Nyssaceae trees are often found in wetland areas?

  • The Nyssaceae family contains notable species such as the black tupelo and water tupelo.

  • The fruit of some Nyssaceae members provides food for wildlife in North American wetlands.

  • Did you know that Nyssaceae trees are often found in wetland areas?

Synonyms

tupelo family
vsNyssaceae
  • Specialized
9.6

A group of flowering trees that includes sour gum trees

is the technical family name noting dicotyledonous classification
sour-gum family
vsNyssaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related trees that make flowers and fruit, like the sour gum tree

is the formal scientific name referring to dicotyledonous trees

Surface Forms

Nyssaceae singular
Nyssaceae plural

Morphology

Nyssaceae = Nyssa (opaque) = Nyssa + aceae

Formed from the genus name 'Nyssa' plus the specialized Latin botanical suffix '-aceae' meaning 'family', a technical formation that is not transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Nyssaceae comes from the plant name Nyssa, a Greek name for a nymph or a place, and the common plant-family ending -aceae, which means 'family' and appears in names like Rosaceae. So Nyssaceae means the 'Nyssa family', a group of related trees such as the sour gum and tupelos.