Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Euphorbiaceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Malpighiales – the spurge family of flowering plants.

Usage notes

• Circumscription and placement of the family depend on taxonomic system and viewpoint. There are at least two, wildly differing, circumscriptions (each with its own placement).

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Acalyphoideae, Cheilosoideae, Crotonoideae, Euphorbioideae, Peroideae - subfamilies