Bromeliaceae

Noun

Meaning

a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

family Bromeliaceae pineapple family

Hypernyms

liliopsid family monocot family

Examples

Sajo, M. G. "Floral anatomy of Bromeliaceae, with particular reference to the epigyny and septal nectaries in commelinid monocots." Source: Internet

"Phylogenetic relationships in subfamily Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) based on DNA sequence data from seven plastid regions." Source: Internet

Subfamilies The family Bromeliaceae is organized into eight subfamilies: citation Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) or more specifically tillandsias, commonly called air plants. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bromelain bromelein bromelia bromeliaceous bromeliad bromeliculous