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Lythraceae

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
  Synonyms: family Lythraceae, loosestrife family


 
 
Wikipedia: Lythraceae
Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
J.St-Hil.
Genera

32 (28); see text.

Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants. It includes 500-600 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 32 genera. Lythraceae have a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.

The family is named after the type genus, Lythrum, the loosestrifes (e.g. Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife). It now also includes the pomegranate, formerly classed in a separate family Punicaceae.

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