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Definition of Pipewort family
1. Noun. Chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Family, Monocot Family
Group relationships: Commelinales, Order Commelinales, Order Xyridales, Xyridales
Member holonyms: Eriocaulon, Genus Eriocaulon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pipewort Family
Literary usage of Pipewort family
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"pipewort family. 1. ERIOCAULON L. Sheath at the base of the scape longer than
the leaves or about as long : scapes usually 7-ridged. ..."
2. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"... pipewort family. Another small group of marsh or aquatic herbs, of rush-like
appearance, with a head of ..."
3. Field, Forest, and Garden Botany: A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants by Asa Gray (1895)
"... pipewort family. Another small group of marsh or aquatic herbs, of rush-like
appearance, with a head of ..."
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