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Definition of Combretaceae
1. Noun. A family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Myrtales, Order Myrtales, Order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales
Member holonyms: Dhava, Dhawa, Genus Combretum, Conocarpus, Genus Conocarpus, Genus Laguncularia, Laguncularia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Combretaceae
Literary usage of Combretaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1914)
"... Avicennia and the combretaceae are singularly adapted for dispersal by ocean
currents and would be in the van of forms colonizing the shores of the ..."
2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1908)
"Combretum] [combretaceae]. BAKER, EUJ Bot.. London, 43, 1905, (46). - - - BAKER,
EG, MOOSE, S. and RENDLE, AB London, J. Liuu. Soc. Bot., 37, 11)05, (152). ..."
3. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"... Mangifera, Spondias), combretaceae (various species of Terminali;». ...
combretaceae (Combretum of various species, ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"It is a fairly close growth of deciduous trees in which the characteristic species
is Terminalia tomentosa (combretaceae) with which are associated ..."
5. Applied and Economic Botany: Especially Adapted for the Use of Students in by Henry Kraemer (1914)
"The fruits of one or more of the combretaceae are said to be used in the ...
The woods of a number of the plants of the combretaceae are valuable for ..."
6. Applied and Economic Botany for Students in Technical and Agricultural by Henry Kraemer (1916)
"The fruits of one or more of the combretaceae are said to be used in the ...
The woods of a number of the plants of the combretaceae are valuable for ..."
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