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family Jungermanniaceae

family Jungermanniaceae

9.9
A group of small green plants like moss that grow in wet places
  • noun
  • Specialized
: familia Jungermanniaceae
  • The family Jungermanniaceae includes several genera of leafy liverworts found in moist habitats.

Examples

  • Species in the family Jungermanniaceae are important for understanding the evolution of non-vascular plants.

  • Botanists have studied the ecology of the family Jungermanniaceae to understand liverwort diversity.

  • The family Jungermanniaceae consists of various leafy liverworts.

  • Many species belong to the family Jungermanniaceae.

  • The family Jungermanniaceae includes several genera of leafy liverworts found in moist habitats.

  • Species in the family Jungermanniaceae are important for understanding the evolution of non-vascular plants.

  • Botanists have studied the ecology of the family Jungermanniaceae to understand liverwort diversity.

Synonyms

Jungermanniaceae
vsfamily Jungermanniaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small green plants called leafy liverworts that grow on damp ground

is the same meaning but uses the full phrase including the taxonomic rank

Surface Forms

family Jungermanniaceae singular
families Jungermanniaceae plural

Morphology

family + Jungermanniaceae

This is a straightforward taxonomic combination: 'family' (a scientific grouping) + the proper name 'Jungermanniaceae' yields 'the taxonomic family called Jungermanniaceae, i.e. a group of leafy liverworts.' Taxonomic naming is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the meaning.

Etymology

Family Jungermanniaceae comes from the old plant name Jungermannia, which was named for an early botanist called Jungermann. So the 'family' name simply means the group of leafy liverworts related to that original plant.