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Definition of Family xyridaceae
1. Noun. Plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places.
Exact synonyms: Xyridaceae, Yellow-eyed Grass Family
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Commelinales, Order Commelinales, Order Xyridales, Xyridales
Member holonyms: Genus Xyris, Xyris
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Commelinales, Order Commelinales, Order Xyridales, Xyridales
Member holonyms: Genus Xyris, Xyris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Xyridaceae
Literary usage of Family xyridaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A College Text-book of Botany: Being an Enlargement of the Author's by George Francis Atkinson (1905)
"... the yellow- eyed grass family (Xyridaceae). Species mostly tropical, but a
few in North America. Other examples are the pipewort family (Eriocaulaceae, ..."
2. A College Text-book of Botany: Being an Enlargement of the Author's by George Francis Atkinson (1905)
"... the yellow- eyed grass family (Xyridaceae). Species mostly tropical, but a
few in North America. Other examples are the pipewort family (Eriocaulaceae, ..."