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Example sentence • The rainforest has numerous areae with dense vegetation.
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• The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
Example sentence • The cochleae are important structures within the inner ear.
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• A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
Example sentence • The foveae in his eyes were unusually deep and narrow.
6 3 noun n Example sentence • The ancient Roman soldiers wore galeae to protect their heads.
7 3 noun n Example sentence • The ochreae of the cypress tree protect its delicate shoots.
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• A sheath around a plant stem forming from the stipule of a leaf and extending above the point of insertion of the leaf.
Example sentence • The caterpillar has ocreae on its legs as a form of protection.
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• The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
Example sentence • The paleae of the grass protect the delicate seeds.
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• membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
Example sentence • The tracheae of insects are responsible for the transport of oxygen to their tissues.
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• A structure resembling a pulley.
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Example sentence • The zoogleae in the pond create a thick layer of slime.
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Example sentence • The zoeae are the larval stages of many crustaceans.
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Example sentence • The zoogloeae in the water sample were identified through genetic analysis.
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• tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines
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• one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
Example sentence • The alliaceae plants are known for their pungent odor.
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• a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
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• one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
Example sentence • The beautiful alstroemeriaceae flowers are native to South America.
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• in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds
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• the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
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• widely distributed shrubs and trees
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• mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
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• tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
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• family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
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• sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
Example sentence • The ascidiaceae are a family of marine invertebrates known as sea squirts.
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• alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
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• fungi having gelatinous sporophores
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• used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
Example sentence • The avicenniaceae tree has unique leaves.
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• a family of protoctist containing red algae (Bangiaceae)
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• monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
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• a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales
Example sentence • The blastodiaceae fungi are commonly found in freshwater habitats.
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• family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
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• spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
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• shrubs and small trees and woody vines
Example sentence • The caprifoliaceae plant is known for its beautiful flowers.
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• in some classifications included in family Moraceae
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• includes spinach and beets
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• Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates
Example sentence • The chlamydiaceae infection can cause respiratory problems.
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• a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales
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• a family of lichens, containing reindeer moss and cup lichens (Cladoniaceae)
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• fleshy fungi: coral fungi
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• widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
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• one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
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• a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales, containing over 2100 species of gilled mushrooms (Cortinariaceae)
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• a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
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• trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly Southern Hemisphere
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• shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
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• one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems, it is a family of ferns estimated in 1990 to contain 110 species (Davalliaceae)
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• family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia
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• one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems, it is one of fifteen families of ferns (Dennstaedtiaceae)
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• north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
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