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Noun: Phytolaccaceae
  1. Chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
    - family Phytolaccaceae, pokeweed family

Type of: caryophylloid dicot family

Part of: Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales

Encyclopedia: Phytolaccaceae