Definition of Polygonaceae. Meaning of Polygonaceae. Synonyms of Polygonaceae

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Definition of Polygonaceae

Polygonaceae
Polygonaceous Pol`y*go*na"ceous, a. [See Polygonum.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (Polygonace[ae]), of which the knotweeds (species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks (Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several other genera.

Meaning of Polygonaceae from wikipedia

- The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name...
- curled dock or yellow dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and Western Asia. The plant produces an inflorescence...
- esculentum) or common buckwheat is a flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae cultivated for its grain-like seeds and as a cover crop. Buckwheat originated...
- sorrel or garden sorrel, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae. Other names for sorrel include spinach dock and narrow-leaved dock ('dock'...
- dock leaf, dockens or butter dock, is a perennial plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe, but is found on all temperate continents. It...
- This is a list of plant species that, when consumed by humans, are known or suspected to produce psychoactive effects: changes in nervous system function...
- In botany, C4 carbon fixation is one of three known methods of photosynthesis used by plants. C4 plants increase their photosynthetic efficiency by reducing...
- Polygonum aubertii) is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family Polygonaceae. "The Plant List: Fallopia aubertii (L.Henry) Holub". Royal Botanic Gardens...
- (petioles) of species and hybrids (culinary rhubarb) of Rheum in the family Polygonaceae, which are cooked and used for food. The plant is a herbaceous perennial...
- Persicaria is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Plants of the genus are known commonly as knotweeds: 436  or smartweeds...