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Definition of Family Diapensiaceae
1. Noun. North temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales.
Exact synonyms: Diapensia Family, Diapensiaceae
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Ericales, Order Ericales
Member holonyms: Genus Diapensia, Genus Galax, Genus Pyxidanthera, Pyxidanthera, Genus Shortia
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Ericales, Order Ericales
Member holonyms: Genus Diapensia, Genus Galax, Genus Pyxidanthera, Pyxidanthera, Genus Shortia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Diapensiaceae
Literary usage of Family Diapensiaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Essentials of Botany by Charles Edwin Bessey (1896)
"... ovary superior, mostly 2- to 10-celled ; fruit capsular or drupaceous ; anthers
dehiscing by a slit. (Sp. 325.) family Diapensiaceae: Low ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"family Diapensiaceae. Diapensia Family. Includes 6 genera, most of which are
monotypic, all being natives of the northern hemisphere. ..."
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