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family Sparganiaceae

family Sparganiaceae

9.9
A group of plants that grow in water or marshes, such as bur-reeds
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia Sparganiaceae
  • The family Sparganiaceae includes the aquatic plants known as bur-reeds.

Examples

  • Wetlands often contain representatives of the family Sparganiaceae thriving in shallow waters.

  • Botanists previously classified Sparganium within the family Sparganiaceae before molecular studies.

  • The family Sparganiaceae includes various aquatic plants.

  • Did you know that the family Sparganiaceae is found in wetlands?

  • The family Sparganiaceae includes the aquatic plants known as bur-reeds.

  • Wetlands often contain representatives of the family Sparganiaceae thriving in shallow waters.

  • Did you know that the family Sparganiaceae is found in wetlands?

Synonyms

bur-reed family
vsfamily Sparganiaceae
  • Specialized
9.6

A group of water plants with long grass-like leaves and round flower heads

emphasizes taxonomic equivalence to one genus rather than morphological details
Sparganiaceae
vsfamily Sparganiaceae
  • Archaic
9.9

A former group of water plants like bur-reeds now placed in the cattail family

treats it as a distinct family coextensive with a single genus

Surface Forms

family Sparganiaceae singular
families Sparganiaceae plural

Morphology

family + Sparganiaceae

This is a straightforward taxonomic construction: combining the noun 'family' (a scientific grouping) with the proper name 'Sparganiaceae' yields the meaning ‘the family Sparganiaceae, a group of aquatic/marsh plants.’ The label+name pattern is fully compositional and follows standard scientific naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can derive the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Family Sparganiaceae comes from the plant genus Sparganium plus the family ending -aceae. The genus name Sparganium may come from an old Greek word for a 'bandage' because parts of the plant look wrapped, so family Sparganiaceae is the name for the group of bur-reeds and other water plants.