Fabaceae

See also: fabaceae

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Translingual

Vicia faba (broad bean)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Fabaceae

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

Synonyms

• (family): Leguminosae (accepted alternative name), Papilionaceae

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order

Hyponyms

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

References

• 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