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Definition of Iaceae

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Jungermanniaceae
Jungermannia Jun`ger*man"ni*a, n.; pl. Jungermanni[ae]. [NL. Named after Ludwig Jungermann, a German botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but formerly comprising most plants of the order, which is sometimes therefore called Jungermanniace[ae].
Liliaceae
Petaloideous Pet`al*oid"e*ous, a. (Bot.) Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline. Petaloideous division, that division of endogenous plants in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline, embracing the Liliace[ae], Orchidace[ae], Amaryllide[ae], etc.
Loganiaceae
Strychnine Strych"nine, n. [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?: cf. F. strychnine.] (Chem.) A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiace[ae], as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.
Magnoliaceae
Magnoliaceous Mag*no`li*a"ceous, a. (Bot.) Pertaining to a natural order (Magnoliace[ae]) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.
Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceous Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiace[ae]), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.
Melanconiaceae
Melanconiaceae Mel`an*co`ni*a"ce*[ae], n. pl. [NL.] (Bot.) A family of fungi constituting the order Melanconiales. -- Mel`an*co`ni*a"ceous, a.
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceous Ru`bi*a"ceous, a. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiace[ae]) named after the madder (Rubia tinctoria), and including about three hundred and seventy genera and over four thousand species. Among them are the coffee tree, the trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, the madder, the quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible fruits called genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants noted for the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms.
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceous Scroph`u*la`ri*a"ceous, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariace[ae], or Scrophularine[ae]), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia.
Tiliaceae
Tiliaceous Til`i*a"ceous, a. [OE. tilia the linden tree.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Tiliace[ae]) of which the linden (Tilia) is the type. The order includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the jute.

Meaning of Iaceae from wikipedia

- Larinus grisescens Gyllenhal Larinus hierolosymae Desbrochers, 1896 g Larinus iaceae (Fabricius, J.C., 1775) g Larinus jaceae (Fabricius, 1775) g Larinus latus...
- (Come****) with a new Papuan Species and the Australian species listed (PolygaIaceae)". Acta Botanica Neerlandica. 17 (5): 377–84. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1968...