Fabaceae

See also: fabaceae

Translingual

Vicia faba (broad bean)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Fabaceae

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

   Synonym: bean family

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, fabids – clades; Fabales – order

Hyponyms

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

References

• Fabaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fabaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Fabaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fabaceae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Fabaceae at APWeb
• Fabaceae at National Center for Biotechnology Information