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Definition of Pyrolaceae
1. Noun. Evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Ericales, Order Ericales
Member holonyms: Genus Pyrola, Genus Orthilia, Orthilia, Chimaphila, Genus Chimaphila, Genus Moneses, Moneses
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrolaceae
Literary usage of Pyrolaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"The family is closely related to the Pyrolaceae and Ericaceae. ... Pyrolaceae (from
the genus Pyrola, diminutive of Pyrus; possibly a resemblance in the ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Pyrola aphylla forms a passing link from Pyrolaceae to ... stigma in some of the
species of Pyrolaceae, which indicate an ..."
3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"... and Pyrolaceae, and in the ... The fruit is capsular in Diapensiaceae,
Pyrolaceae, Monotropaceae, ..."
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