Family Hostaceae (Noun)
Meaning
One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The plant genus Hosta is often placed within the family Hostaceae by some classification systems.
- Hostaceae, although sometimes recognized, is not a universally accepted plant family.
- Botanists are still debating the merits of grouping the Hosta genus into its own distinct family, Hostaceae.
- Despite not being widely accepted, the classification of Hostaceae has garnered interest for reevaluation.
- Classification systems differ on the grouping of the genus Hosta, sometimes including it within the broader Liliaceae family and sometimes recognizing the smaller Hostaceae.