Fabaceae

See also: fabaceae

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TranslingualEdit

Vicia faba (broad bean)

EtymologyEdit

From New Latin Faba (“obsolete genus name of broad beans”) +‎ -aceae.

Proper nounEdit

Fabaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Fabales – the legumes.

SynonymsEdit

• (family): Leguminosae - accepted alternative name; Papilionaceae

HypernymsEdit

• (family): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order

HyponymsEdit

• (family): Caesalpinioideae, Faboideae, Mimosoideae (subfamilies)

Further readingEdit

• Fabaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fabaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Fabaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fabaceae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Fabaceae at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Fabaceae at Encyclopedia of Life
• Fabaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information