Moraceae
- noun
- /mɔːˈreɪsiː/
- Specialized
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Moráceas
- Ficus (Moraceae) is arguably one of the most important plant genera in lowland tropical rainforests.
- Moraceae family
Examples
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The Moraceae family includes a variety of fruit-bearing trees like figs and mulberries.
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Responding to the absence of this important species, Bahian babalorixas long ago substituted the native Ficus doliaria, also in the Moraceae family.
Academic text (1990) -
Finally, like all Moraceae, figs are protected by latex, a costly but efficient defense against herbivores.
Academic text (2005) -
Figs (Ficus, Moraceae) would qualify on the basis of any of these criteria.
Academic text (2005) -
Pipemo tentatively identified them as fruits from a tree of the family Moraceae, quite possibly durian or jackfruit, both of which are common throughout tropical Southeast Asia.
Academic text (1991) -
In Nigeria and Benin, this deity resides in the native African Chlorophora excelsa, a gigantic, buttressed tree in the Moraceae family.
Academic text (1990) -
MULBERRY FAMILY (Moraceae)
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Members of the Moraceae, such as the breadfruit tree, are known for their milky sap.
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Fruits from the Moraceae family, like jackfruit and durian, are often found in tropical markets.
Synonyms
A group of trees and shrubs with milky sap, including figs and mulberries
A family of trees and shrubs with milky sap like mulberry and fig
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of trees and shrubs with milky sap, including figs and mulberries
Surface Forms
Morphology
Moraceae = Morus (opaque) = Morus + aceae
The formation follows a regular botanical pattern (genus name + '-aceae' meaning 'family'), but this is domain-specific and not obvious to general learners.
Etymology
Moraceae comes from the Latin name Morus meaning 'mulberry' and the plant-family ending -aceae. So Moraceae is the 'mulberry family', the group of trees and shrubs that includes mulberries, figs and other related plants.
