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family Grossulariaceae

family Grossulariaceae

9.9
A group of flowering plants that make berries like currants and gooseberries
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌɡrɒsʊləˈreɪʃiˌiː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Grossulariaceae
  • The family Grossulariaceae includes popular fruits such as currants and gooseberries.

Examples

  • Species in the family Grossulariaceae are mostly shrubs bearing edible berries.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the family Grossulariaceae for its berries.

  • Botanists debate whether to classify these plants within the family Grossulariaceae or Saxifragaceae.

  • The family Grossulariaceae includes several species of currants.

  • Species in the family Grossulariaceae are mostly shrubs bearing edible berries.

  • The family Grossulariaceae includes popular fruits such as currants and gooseberries.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the family Grossulariaceae for its delicious berries.

Synonyms

Grossulariaceae
vsfamily Grossulariaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of plants that make flowers and have berry fruits like currants and gooseberries

is the same meaning but given with an explicit taxonomic rank
gooseberry family
vsfamily Grossulariaceae
  • Specialized
8.1

A group of flowering plants that includes gooseberries and currants

is the scientific label used in classification rather than common naming

Surface Forms

family Grossulariaceae singular
families Grossulariaceae plural

Morphology

family + Grossulariaceae

The construction 'family Grossulariaceae' is compositionally regular — 'family' (a scientific grouping) plus a proper taxonomic name — so learners can infer it names a biological family. However, the Latin name itself gives no accessible lexical meaning to a B1 learner (and recognition of the plant-family suffix -aceae is unlikely), so the specific content (that it is a family of flowering plants including currants and gooseberries) is not fully predictable without specialist knowledge.

Etymology

Family Grossulariaceae gets its name from the old word grossularia, which meant 'gooseberry'. Because the family includes currants and gooseberries, the name is an easy memory hook that tells you these plants make berries.