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Definition of Acoraceae
1. Noun. Used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Araceae, Arum Family, Family Araceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acoraceae
Literary usage of Acoraceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William MacKinley Klein (1993)
"Acoraceae • Acorus americanas (Raf.) Raf. Sweetflag Herbaceous perennial, emergent
aquatic Shallow water of ponds and marshes. Acorus calamus L. Sweetflag ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"... permit of its being placed in any other family, places it in a family by
itself, calling it Acoraceae. This genus contains but few crystals of any sort. ..."
3. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1866)
"As to Acorus, it is placed by him in the Juncal Alliance of his ' Vegetable
Kingdom;' and as the type of the distinct order Acoraceae, between Juncaceae and ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Acoraceae •Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf. Sweetflag Herbaceous perennial, emergent
aquatic Shallow water of ponds and marshes. Acorus calamus L. Sweetflag ..."
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