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styrax family

styrax family

9.9
A group of shrubs and trees that often have fragrant resin
  • noun
  • /ˈstaɪræks ˈfæmɪli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : familia estiracáceas
  • Various members of the styrax family are valued for their fragrant resin.

Examples

  • Several plants from the styrax family are used in traditional medicine.

  • The styrax family includes many species of ornamental shrubs.

  • The botanist specialized in studying plants of the styrax family.

  • The styrax family includes many species of shrubs.

  • The styrax family includes many species of ornamental shrubs commonly found in gardens.

  • The botanist specialized in studying plants of the styrax family, noting their unique characteristics.

  • Various members of the styrax family are valued for their fragrant resin, which is used in perfumes.

Synonyms

Styracaceae
vsstyrax family
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of plants that includes shrubs and trees with attractive flowers

is the identical family name presented with an alternate scientific form
storax family
vsstyrax family
  • Specialized
9.4

A group of shrubs and trees like snowbell and storax that often make a sticky resin

is the scientific family name without specific example species

Surface Forms

styrax family singular
styrax families plural

Morphology

Styrax + family

This is a straightforward taxonomic noun phrase: combining the genus name 'Styrax' with 'family' yields the biological family to which Styrax belongs (Styraxaceae), so the meaning is directly derivable from the parts. Genus+family constructions are compositional and common across languages and scientific registers, making the phrase immediately understandable to a learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Styrax family comes from the old word styrax, a sticky, sweet-smelling 'resin' that people burned as 'incense' long ago. Because many trees and shrubs in this group make that fragrant resin, the name now means the family of those plants.