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Noun: family Scrophulariaceae
  1. A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
    - Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family

Type of: asterid dicot family

Part of: order Polemoniales, Polemoniales