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Definition of Balsam family
1. Noun. Distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers.
Exact synonyms: Balsaminaceae, Family Balsaminaceae
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Member holonyms: Genus Impatiens
Group relationships: Geraniales, Order Geraniales
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Member holonyms: Genus Impatiens
Group relationships: Geraniales, Order Geraniales
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balsam Family
Literary usage of Balsam family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of the Southern United States: Containing an Abridged Description of by Alvan Wentworth Chapman (1897)
"... (balsam family.) Smooth and succulent annual herbs, with undivided exstipulate
leaves, and irregular ..."
2. Russian Central Asia: Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv by Henry Lansdell (1885)
"... I (2), balsam family. 194. Impatiens parviflora vars. . . Balsam \ AB Mtn.
Passes 4 to 5000' ..."
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