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Definition of Theophrastaceae
1. Noun. Family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Order Primulales, Primulales
Member holonyms: Genus Jacquinia, Jacquinia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theophrastaceae
Literary usage of Theophrastaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"Axe der Theophrastaceae, in Engler, Bot. Jahrb., xxxiii, 1904, pp. 502-46 ; also
Diss., Erlangen, 1903.—Joh. ..."
2. The Everglades and Other Essays Relating to Southern Florida by John Clayton Gifford (1912)
"... mangrove takes hold along the line of the railroad to Key West it will safely
protect it against the severest storms. Theophrastaceae. JACQUINIA FAMILY. ..."
3. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"784). Petioles short and stout. Leaves coriaceous, with thick revolute
margins (sometimes opposite). Theophrastaceae (p. 785). ..."
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