noun
not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
• Syn: ↑Lobeliaceae, ↑family Lobeliaceae
• Derivationally related forms: ↑lobeliaceous (for: ↑Lobeliaceae)
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Campanulales, ↑order Campanulales
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the plant family Lobeliaceae (sometimes considered a subfamily, Lobelioideae, of the Campanulaceae, or bellflower family), typified by usually herbaceous plants having milky sap, simple alternate leaves, irregular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the cardinal flower, Indian tobacco, and lobelia.
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lobelia family,
a group of widely distributed, mainly herbaceous, dicotyledonous plants often grown for their showy flowers. The family includes the cardinal flower and Indian tobacco.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.