Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Lamiales — theplantain family.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Already, among the more commonly known species, DNA testing has revealed that many of the Scrophulariaceae (or foxglove) family, though similar in appearance, are not related at all; one, the popular veronica, is to be moved in with the plantains (Plantaginaceae), while the buddleias will join their newly discovered foxglove kin.
Kew Gardens: 'Plants are not just beautiful. They help us to survive'
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Collinsia heterophylla (Plantaginaceae): a sexual conflict during pollen competition?
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Collinsia heterophylla Buist (Plantaginaceae), Chinese houses, is an annual hermaphrodite native to the California Floristic Province, North America
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Collinsia heterophylla (Plantaginaceae): one-donor crosses reveal heritability but no effect on sporophytic-offspring fitness.
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