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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Rosales — the mulberries etc..

Etymologies

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Morus +‎ -aceae

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Examples

  • The tree families typical of the neighboring humid rain forest, such as Moraceae, Lecythidaceae, and Loganiaceae, are absent here.

    Rio Negro campinarana 2008

  • The most important families in these forests, which are typical of other Amazon Basin forests, are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, Moraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae.

    Juruá-Purus moist forests 2008

  • Dominant families at the Jaú river mouth are Palmae, Leguminosae and Chrysobalanaceae, and of the middle reaches, Leguminosae, Burseraceae, Palmae, Myristicaceae and Moraceae.

    Jaú National Park, Brazil 2008

  • This ecoregion is a center of diversity for the genera Cola (Sterculiaceae), Diospyros (Ebenaceae), Dorstenia (Moraceae), and Garcinia (Guttiferae).

    Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests 2008

  • The most common species in the rain forests of Java are Artocarpus elasticus (Moraceae), Dysoxylum caulostachyum (Meliaceae), langsat Lansium domesticum (Meliaceae), and Planchonia valida (Lecythidaceae).

    Eastern Java-Bali rain forests 2008

  • Dominant families at the Jaú river mouth are Palmae, Leguminosae and Chrysobalanaceae, and of the middle reaches, Leguminosae, Burseraceae, Palmae, Myristicaceae and Moraceae.

    Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil 2008

  • Evergreen rain forests of Java contain Artocarpus elasticus (Moraceae), Dysoxylum caulostachyum (Meliaceae), langsat Lansium domesticum (Meliaceae), and Planchonia valida (Lecythidaceae).

    Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests 2008

  • Evergreen rain forests of Java contain Artocarpus elasticus (Moraceae), Dysoxylum caulostachyum (Meliaceae), langsat Lansium domesticum (Meliaceae), and Planchonia valida (Lecythidaceae).

    Western Java montane rain forests 2008

  • The deciduous species are Pterocarpus indicus, Antiais toxicaria (Moraceae), Ficus spp., and Sterculia spp.

    Solomon Islands rain forests 2008

  • The most common species in the rain forests of Java are Artocarpus elasticus (Moraceae), Dysoxylum caulostachyum (Meliaceae), langsat Lansium domesticum (Meliaceae), and Planchonia valida (Lecythidaceae).

    Western Java rain forests 2008

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