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English noun: family Acanthaceae

1. family Acanthaceae (plant) widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales


SynonymsAcanthaceae, acanthus family


Broader (hypernym)asterid dicot family


Member holonymgenus Acanthus, genus Graptophyllum, genus Thunbergia, Graptophyllum, Thunbergia


Member meronymorder Polemoniales, Polemoniales









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