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Definition of Leadwort family
1. Noun. Perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas.
Exact synonyms: Family Plumbaginaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Sea-lavender Family
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Order Primulales, Primulales
Member holonyms: Genus Plumbago, Armeria, Genus Armeria, Genus Limonium, Limonium
Derivative terms: Plumbaginaceous
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Group relationships: Order Primulales, Primulales
Member holonyms: Genus Plumbago, Armeria, Genus Armeria, Genus Limonium, Limonium
Derivative terms: Plumbaginaceous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leadwort Family
Literary usage of Leadwort family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... leadwort family. Known by the flowers with parts five throughout, viz. 5-
lobed plaited calyx, 5 stamens opposite as many petals or lobes of the corolla ..."
2. The Propagation of Plants: Giving the Principles which Govern the by Andrew Samuel Fuller (1887)
"... (leadwort family).—Those are mostly low-growing marine herbs, somewhat remarkable
for their regular flowers; ..."
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