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Definition of Family passifloraceae
1. Noun. Tropical woody tendril-climbing vines.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Hypericales, Order Hypericales, Order Parietales, Parietales
Member holonyms: Genus Passiflora, Passiflora
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Passifloraceae
Literary usage of Family passifloraceae
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)
"Passiflora incarnata L. Passion-flower family (Passifloraceae). Passion-flower;
passion-Vine; may-pops. Climbing, perennial plant, native in dry soil from ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family passifloraceae. Passion-flower Family. Contains 15 genera and about 300
species, of wide distribution, mostly in tropical regions. ..."
3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"Passiflora incarnata L. Passion-flower family (Passifloraceae). Passion-flower;
passion-vine; may-pops. Climbing, perennial plant, native in dry soil from ..."
4. Economic plants of Porto Rico by Orator Fuller Cook, Guy N. Collins (1903)
"family passifloraceae; a shrubby vine found along roadsides. It has it disagreeable
odor, but the flowers are beautiful and the fruit edible; called "love ..."
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