Family Ceratophyllaceae (Noun)
Meaning
Coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The family Ceratophyllaceae consists of a single genus, Ceratophyllum, which is commonly known as hornworts.
- Ceratophyllum, the only genus in the family Ceratophyllaceae, is a group of aquatic plants commonly known as hornworts.
- The family Ceratophyllaceae is coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum, which comprises about six species of hornworts.
- The hornworts, which belong to the family Ceratophyllaceae, are small, non-vascular aquatic plants that are coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum.
- The genus Ceratophyllum, which is the only member of the family Ceratophyllaceae, consists of hornworts that are found in freshwater environments around the world.