| Definition of 'SCROPHULARIACEAE' |
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1. (noun) Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family
a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
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| Definition of 'SCROPHULARIACEAE' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. SCROPHULARIACEAE
The figwort plant family of the order Scrophulariales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. The family is characterized by bisexual flowers with tubular corollas (fused petals) that are bilaterally symmetrical (two-lips) and have four stamens in most, two of which are usually shorter.
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