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English noun: Nyctaginaceae

1. Nyctaginaceae (plant) a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales


SynonymsAllioniaceae, family Allioniaceae, family Nyctaginaceae, four-o'clock family


Broader (hypernym)caryophylloid dicot family


Member holonymAbronia, Allionia, Bougainvillaea, genus Abronia, genus Allionia, genus Bougainvillaea, genus Bougainvillea, genus Mirabilis, genus Nyctaginia, genus Pisonia, Mirabilis, Nyctaginia, Pisonia


Member meronymCaryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales









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