Definition of Family Violaceae

1. Noun. A family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Violaceae

family Ulvaceae
family Umbelliferae
family Unionidae
family Upupidae
family Uranoscopidae
family Ursidae
family Urticaceae
family Usneaceae
family Ustilaginaceae
family Valerianaceae
family Varanidae
family Veneridae
family Verbenaceae
family Vespertilionidae
family Vespidae
family Violaceae (current term)
family Viperidae
family Vireonidae
family Viscaceae
family Vitaceae
family Vittariaceae
family Viverridae
family Viverrinae
family Volvariaceae
family Volvocaceae
family Vombatidae
family Welwitschiaceae
family Winteraceae
family Xanthorrhoeaceae
family Xantusiidae

Literary usage of Family Violaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"Viola tricolor L. Violet family (Violaceae). Pansy; heartsease. Small herb, 4 to 12 inches high, introduced from Europe; found in waste place», ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"... tabulated in the foregoing table, fall into eight natural orders: Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), Cruciferae (cress family) Violaceae (violet family). ..."

3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family Violaceae. Violet Family. Includes about 15 genera and 325 species, of wide distribution. Many of the tropical genera are shrubs or trees, ..."

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