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Trapaceae

Trapaceae

9.9
A small family of water plants that includes the water chestnut
  • noun
  • /trəˈpeɪʃiˌi/
  • Specialized
: Trapaceae
  • The water chestnut plant belongs to the Trapaceae family in some botanical classifications.

Examples

  • The Trapaceae family includes several species of water chestnuts.

  • Taxonomists reclassified several species after reviewing the characteristics of Trapaceae.

  • Recent studies have debated whether Trapaceae should remain distinct from Onagraceae.

  • Did you know that Trapaceae are often found in freshwater habitats?

  • The water chestnut plant belongs to the Trapaceae family in some botanical classifications.

  • Several species included in the Trapaceae family have unique adaptations to aquatic environments.

  • Did you know that Trapaceae are often found in freshwater habitats?

Surface Forms

Trapaceae singular
Trapaceae plural

Morphology

Trapaceae = Trapa (opaque) = Trapa + aceae

Formed by adding the specialized botanical suffix '-aceae' to the genus name 'Trapa'; the taxonomic meaning is unlikely to be deducible by a B1 learner.

Etymology

Trapaceae comes from the plant name Trapa and the botanical ending -aceae. The ending -aceae marks a group or 'family' of plants and Trapa is the 'water chestnut', so Trapaceae means the plant family built around that aquatic flowering plant.