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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Brassicales.

Etymologies

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Tropaeolum +‎ -aceae

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Examples

  • In fact the name could refer to one of eighty species of annual or perennial plants in the genera of Tropaeolum, one of three on the family of Tropaeolaceae.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

  • In fact the name could refer to one of eighty species of annual or perennial plants in the genera of Tropaeolum, one of three on the family of Tropaeolaceae.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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