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Definition of Family menyanthaceae
1. Noun. A dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Gentianales, Order Gentianales
Member holonyms: Genus Menyanthes, Menyanthes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Menyanthaceae
Literary usage of Family menyanthaceae
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)
"... trifoliata L. Buck-bean family (Menyanthaceae). Buck-bean; bog-bean; marsh-trefoil;
water-shamrock. Indigenous, perennial plant, about 1 foot in height, ..."
2. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"... lii-si trifoliata L. Buck-bean family (Menyanthaceae). Buck-bean; lx>Kl*'aii;
marsh-trefoil; water-shamrock. Indigenous, perennial plant, about 1 foot ..."
3. Flora of the District of Columbia and Vicinity by Albert Spear Hitchcock, United States National Museum (1919)
"... floating heart (of the allied family Menyanthaceae), was formerly well
established in the fish ponds, Potomac Park; the ponds have been filled, however, ..."