Corkwood Family (Noun)
Meaning
Coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Leitneriales is a small order which contains a single family often referred to as the corkwood family.
- The order Leitneriales is commonly accepted and assigned as coextensive with the Leitneria genus, also the corkwood family.
- Leitneria is considered part of a distinct order and it belongs to the corkwood family of flowering plants.
- Coextensive classification typically defines the Leitneria genus as representing the corkwood family in its taxonomic grouping.
- Corkwood family is the colloquial description used when referring to the species of Leitneria, whether in the genus or order.