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Oleandraceae

Oleandraceae

9.9
A small family of ferns with about sixty species
  • noun
  • /oʊˌlɛndrəˈsiːiː/
  • Specialized
: Oleandráceas
  • The ferns belonging to the Oleandraceae family are native to tropical regions.

Examples

  • Recent studies have revised the classification of Oleandraceae based on molecular data.

  • Botanists debated whether to separate Oleandraceae from Polypodiaceae in modern taxonomies.

  • The Oleandraceae family includes various fern species.

  • I recently learned about Oleandraceae in my botany class.

  • Recent studies have revised the classification of Oleandraceae based on molecular data.

  • The ferns belonging to the Oleandraceae family are native to tropical regions.

  • Botanists debated whether to separate Oleandraceae from Polypodiaceae in modern taxonomies.

Surface Forms

Oleandraceae singular
Oleandraceae plural

Morphology

Oleandraceae = Oleandra (opaque) = Oleandra + aceae

Formed from the genus name 'Oleandra' plus the specialized botanical family suffix '-aceae'; the construction is clear to those familiar with taxonomic naming but opaque to average English learners.

Etymology

Oleandraceae is a plant family name made from the plant name Oleandra plus the ending -aceae, which means 'family' in plant names and appears in names like Rosaceae, the 'rose family'. So Oleandraceae simply means the 'Oleandra family', which is why it names a group of ferns.