Definition of Family Chenopodiaceae

1. Noun. Includes spinach and beets.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Chenopodiaceae

family Cervidae
family Cestidae
family Cetorhinidae
family Chaetodontidae
family Chalcidae
family Chalcididae
family Chamaeleonidae
family Chamaeleontidae
family Characeae
family Characidae
family Characinidae
family Charadriidae
family Chelonidae
family Cheloniidae
family Chelydridae
family Chenopodiaceae (current term)
family Chermidae
family Chimaeridae
family Chinchillidae
family Chironomidae
family Chlamydiaceae
family Chlamydomonadaceae
family Chloranthaceae
family Chlorophthalmidae
family Chrysochloridae
family Chrysomelidae
family Chrysopidae
family Chytridiaceae
family Cicadellidae
family Cicadidae

Literary usage of Family Chenopodiaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"... family ( Chenopodiaceae). Jerusalem oak. Annual herb, about 2 feet high, introduced from Europe; found in waste placee from Nova Scotia to New York and ..."

2. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"... which are not in any way represented in the more simple, tricyclic types. family Chenopodiaceae.—Flowers usually WITHOUT BRACTEOLES, with a single ..."

3. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"Goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae Beet, Swiss chard and spinach. Cabbage Family Cruciferae Cabbage, cauliflower, radishes, rutabaga, turnip, Brussels sprouts, ..."

4. A College Text-book of Botany: Being an Enlargement of the Author's by George Francis Atkinson (1905)
"There are several families; one of the largest is the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae). The genus Chenopodium includes many species, known as goose- foot, ..."

5. Vegetable Gardening by Samuel Bowdlear Green (1915)
"The Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae),—beet, Swiss chard, and spinach. The Cabbage Family (Cruciferae),—cabbage, cauliflower, radish, rutabaga, turnip, ..."

6. A College Text-book of Botany: Being an Enlargement of the Author's by George Francis Atkinson (1905)
"There are several families; one of the largest is the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae). The genus Chenopodium includes many species, known as goose- foot, ..."

7. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"Goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae): red beet and spinach. • Onion family (Amaryllidaceae): chives, leeks, onions, shallots, and garlic. ..."

8. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"Goosefoot Family (Chenopodiaceae). — This family contains many plants, chiefly herbs and most of which are weeds. The FIG. 424. ..."

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