fumitory family
- noun
- Specialized
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familia de las fumariáceas
- The fumitory family includes plants like bleeding heart and Dutchman's breeches.
Examples
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Many species in the fumitory family are known for their delicate, divided leaves.
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Botanists debated whether the fumitory family should remain distinct from the poppy family.
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The fumitory family includes many unique species.
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Are there many plants in the fumitory family?
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The fumitory family consists of plants that thrive in cooler climates, often found in woodlands and meadows.
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Some members of the fumitory family are prized for their beautiful flowers and are commonly grown in gardens.
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Research shows that plants in the fumitory family have adapted well to various environmental conditions over time.
Synonyms
A family of plants with flowers like bleeding heart and Dutchman's breeches
A group of flowering plants like bleeding hearts and Dutchman's breeches
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'fumitory' (a plant name) combined with 'family' (a taxonomic grouping) yields 'the family of plants that includes fumitories'. Although botanical terminology is specialized, the taxonomic naming pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name fumitory family comes from the small plant fumitory, and that plant's name comes from old Latin for 'smoke' because its leaves often look pale and smoky or because it was once burned as a medicine. So fumitory family means 'a group of plants' named after those smoky-looking species, such as bleeding heart.
