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CACTACEAE [1 record]

Record 1 2020-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

... a [plant] family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.

OBS

cacti: Cacti is the Latin plural of cactus, and some writers use it in English.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Famille de plantes phanérogames, dicotylédones dialypétales, comprenant des arbres, arbrisseaux ou herbes vivaces, charnus, à végétation lente, renfermant un suc aqueux ou laiteux, ce qui leur a valu le nom de plantes grasses [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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