Family Caprifoliaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Shrubs and small trees and woody vines.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The honeysuckles are a variety of climbing shrubs and small trees that all belong to the family Caprifoliaceae.
- In gardens, Abelia, a genus of flowering shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, is valued for its late-summer flowers and durable plants.
- Sambucus, commonly known as elder, elderberry, or elderflower, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae.
- The genus Weigela, which belongs to the family Caprifoliaceae, contains about 12 species of flowering shrubs native to China, Korea and Japan.
- The Dogwood or Cornel family and the Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) both have the calyx reduced to a ring of stipules or small teeth.