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Definition of Family acanthaceae
1. Noun. Widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales.
Exact synonyms: Acanthaceae, Acanthus Family
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Order Polemoniales, Polemoniales
Member holonyms: Genus Acanthus, Genus Graptophyllum, Graptophyllum, Genus Thunbergia, Thunbergia
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Order Polemoniales, Polemoniales
Member holonyms: Genus Acanthus, Genus Graptophyllum, Graptophyllum, Genus Thunbergia, Thunbergia