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Scrophulariaceae

Scrophulariaceae

9.9
A group of flowering plants that includes snapdragons and foxgloves
  • noun
  • /ˌskroʊfjʊˈlɛrɪˌeɪsiˌi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Escrofulariáceas
  • More than half of the 89 Mimulus species are rare, as are more than half the species of the two other large genera (i.e., with more than 35 species) in the family Scrophulariaceae.
  • the Scrophulariaceae family

Examples

  • Flowers of bladderwort (Utricularia radiata) resemble those of the closely related terrestrial snapdragons (Scrophulariaceae).

    Academic text (1996)

  • The Scrophulariaceae family includes many well-known plants, such as foxgloves and snapdragons.

  • However, the overall rate of rarity in the Scrophulariaceae is only 45%.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Botanists study the Scrophulariaceae family to understand the relationships between flowering plants.

  • Many species in the Scrophulariaceae family have unique flowers that attract a variety of pollinators.

Synonyms

figwort family
vsScrophulariaceae
  • Specialized
9.5

A group of flowering plants including foxglove and snapdragon

is the accepted scientific family name covering the same plants
foxglove family
vsScrophulariaceae
  • Specialized
7.2

A family of flowering plants that includes foxgloves and snapdragons

is the formal scientific family name rather than this common name grouping

Surface Forms

Scrophulariaceae singular
Scrophulariaceas plural

Etymology

Scrophulariaceae comes from the plant name Scrophularia, which comes from scrofula, an old word for a 'swollen gland' because people once used figwort to try to treat that illness. The ending -aceae means a 'family of plants', so Scrophulariaceae is the plant family that includes figworts, snapdragons and foxgloves.