plural feminine noun
81Guttiferae — noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber • Syn: ↑family Guttiferae, ↑Clusiaceae, ↑family Clusiaceae, ↑St John s wort family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot… …
82Labiatae — noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four lobed ovaries yielding four one seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary • Syn: ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑family… …
83Leguminosae — noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae • Syn: ↑family Leguminosae, ↑Fabaceae, ↑family Fabaceae, ↑legume family, ↑pea family …
84Umbelliferae — noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill • Syn: ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family …
85dialectic — noun Etymology: Middle English dialetik, from Anglo French dialetiqe, from Latin dialectica, from Greek dialektikē, from feminine of dialektikos of conversation, from dialektos Date: 14th century 1. logic 1a(1) 2. a …
86elite — noun Etymology: French élite, from Old French eslite, from feminine of eslit, past participle of eslire to choose, from Latin eligere Date: 1823 1. a. singular or plural in construction the choice part ; cream < the elite of the entertainment… …
87Amentiferae — noun used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins • Syn: ↑group Amentiferae • Hypernyms: ↑taxonomic group, ↑taxonomic category, ↑taxon • Member Holonyms: ↑Hamamelidae, ↑ …
88Bambuseae — noun bamboos • Syn: ↑tribe Bambuseae • Hypernyms: ↑tribe • Member Holonyms: ↑Gramineae, ↑family Gramineae, ↑Graminaceae, ↑family Graminacea …
89Compositae — noun plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia • Syn: ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑aster family • Hypernyms: ↑ …
90lignosae — noun a category in some early taxonomies • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant * * * ligˈnō(ˌ)sē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of lignosus woody …
