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Definition of Family Hippocastanaceae
1. Noun. Trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Order Sapindales, Sapindales
Member holonyms: Aesculus, Genus Aesculus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Hippocastanaceae
Literary usage of Family Hippocastanaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"... from which it has been carried eastward across the state (40) to the banks of
the Missouri river (Nemaha county). Family HIPPOCASTANACEAE. ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"Family HIPPOCASTANACEAE. Buckeye (Aesculus glabra Willd.). The large brown shiny
seeds drop to the ground as soon as mature, where they are quite ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"... it is ordinarily susceptible of a fine polish, and plays an important part in
cabinet making. family Hippocastanaceae. Horse-chestnut Family. ..."
4. Studies of Trees in Winter: A Description of the Deciduous Trees of by Annie Oakes Huntington (1902)
"... Chapter II THE HORSECHESTNUT family Hippocastanaceae THIS is a small family
consisting of one well-known cultivated species, ..."
5. Lessons in Botany by George Francis Atkinson (1900)
"... unless it is desired to study it instead of the maple, since it belongs to
the same order. 424. The buckeye family (hippocastanaceae). ..."
6. Ohio's Health by Ohio Dept. of Health (1916)
"... the World: Family: Hippocastanaceae. Genus: Aesculus. Species: Glabra.
Authority: Smith; SB, 1905. Bristol. 'Poisonous Plants of All Countries'. ..."
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