Definition of Family balsaminaceae

1. Noun. Distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers.

Exact synonyms: Balsam Family, Balsaminaceae
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Member holonyms: Genus Impatiens
Group relationships: Geraniales, Order Geraniales

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Balsaminaceae

family Athyriaceae
family Atrichornithidae
family Atropidae
family Aulostomidae
family Auriculariaceae
family Avicenniaceae
family Azollaceae
family Babesiidae
family Bacillaceae
family Bacteroidaceae
family Balaenicipitidae
family Balaenidae
family Balaenopteridae
family Balanidae
family Balistidae
family Balsaminaceae
family Bangiaceae
family Bathyergidae
family Batidaceae
family Batrachoididae
family Begoniaceae
family Belemnitidae
family Belonidae
family Belostomatidae
family Bennettitaceae
family Berberidaceae
family Betulaceae
family Bible
family Bignoniaceae
family Bittacidae

Literary usage of Family balsaminaceae

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

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family balsaminaceae. Balsam Family. Contains the genus Im- patiens, with about 220 species, mostly natives of the Old World, ..."

2. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"... seeds are also of value on account of the oil (linseed oil) extracted from them. OFFICINAL.—Linum usitatissimum yields SEMEN LINI. family balsaminaceae ..."

3. Publication by Michigan, Michigan Geological Survey, Geological and Biological Survey (1921)
"Acer negundo L. Box elder. Cultivated as an ornamental tree in cities and villages but apparently not spreading. SAPINDACEAE. Soapberry Family BALSAMINACEAE ..."

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