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Translingual
Etymology
Phytolacca + -aceae
Proper noun
Phytolaccaceae
- A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales – pokeweeds and close relatives.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (family, sensu stricto): Agdestidoideae, Phytolaccoideae - subfamilies
- (family, sensu lato): genera above, plus Achatocarpus, Phaulothamnus (now in Achatocarpaceae); Barbeuia (now in Barbeuiaceae); Gisekia (now in Gisekiaceae); Gyrostemon (now in Gyrostemonaceae); Lophiocarpus (now in Lophiocarpaceae); Microtea (now in Microteaceae); Stegnosperma (now in Stegnospermataceae) - genera
- Gallesia, Hilleria, Ledenbergia, Monococcus, Petiveria, Rivina, Schindleria, Seguieria, Trichostigma - genera now in Petiveriaceae
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