Lexic.us

Definition of Moraceae

1. Noun. Trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moraceae

Literary usage of Moraceae

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

1. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"Moraceae. The family Moraceae consists of 55 genera which have a ... The family Moraceae is an exceedingly useful one, primarily in their latex, ..."

2. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"Moraceae. The Moraceae are specially distinguished by the presence of laticiferous cells. Certain other features they have in common with the rest of the ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1896)
"Moraceae Lindl. Veg. Kingd. 266. 1847. MULBERRY FAMILY. Trees, shrubs or herbs, mostly with milky sap, alternate or opposite petioled stipulate leaves, ..."

4. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy: Intended for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"1, The Ulmaceae, or Elm Family; 2, the Moraceae, or Mulberry Family, and 3, the Urticaceae, or Nettle Family proper. By some authors the plants of the ..."

5. Scientific and Applied Pharmacognosy for Students of Pharmacy, and by Henry Kraemer (1915)
"1, The Ulmaceae, or Elm Family; 2, the Moraceae, or Mulberry Family, and 3, the Urticaceae, or Nettle Family proper. By some authors the plants of the ..."

6. Materia Medica and Pharmacy by Reynold Webb Wilcox, William Hale-White (1905)
"Locally it is used in the form of poultices, and it is lighter than flaxseed. GROUP XIX. Moraceae. Name of Plant. Part Used. Name of Drug. Cannabis sativa. ..."

7. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"It occurs particularly in thickets and open places. Family Moraceae Genus ARTOCARPUS ARTOCARPUS CUMINGIANA Tree. (Fig. 23). ..."

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