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family Santalaceae

family Santalaceae

9.5
A group of tropical plants like mistletoe that have one seed in each fruit
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Santalaceae
  • The family Santalaceae includes a variety of tropical plants with single-seeded fruit.

Examples

  • Mistletoe is a well-known member of the family Santalaceae.

  • Researchers identified several new species belonging to the family Santalaceae in the rainforest.

  • The family Santalaceae includes many tropical plants.

  • Many species in the family Santalaceae produce edible fruits.

  • Mistletoe is a well-known member of the family Santalaceae.

  • Researchers identified several new species belonging to the family Santalaceae in the rainforest.

  • The family Santalaceae includes a variety of tropical plants with single-seeded fruit.

Synonyms

Santalaceae
vsfamily Santalaceae
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A group of mainly tropical plants like sandalwood trees and shrubs

is identical in meaning but uses the longer phrase including the word family
sandalwood family
vsfamily Santalaceae
  • Specialized
8.0

A group of mainly tropical trees, shrubs, and herbs that have nuts or single seeds, including the sandalwood tree

refers to the same group but stresses the formal family name instead

How Large

phylum
  • Specialized
4 8.7
class
∞ 1.8
order
  • Specialized
66 7.5
family Santalaceae
  • Specialized
9.5
genus
  • Specialized
13 7.1
species
  • Specialized
905 2.7

Surface Forms

family Santalaceae singular
families Santalaceae plural

Morphology

family + Santalaceae

The phrase simply combines the noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) with the taxon name 'Santalaceae', so its meaning — the plant family called Santalaceae — is directly and compositionally derivable from the parts. Although technical vocabulary, this taxonomic NP pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents would understand it.

Etymology

Family Santalaceae takes its name from the sandalwood tree called Santalum. Plant scientists add the ending -aceae to show a group is a 'family', so Santalaceae literally means 'the sandalwood family', which is why the name points to sandalwood and its close relatives.