Fabaceae
WordNet
noun
(1) A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Fabaceae
- a botanical name at the rank of family. Circumscription of the family will vary with taxonomic system or viewpoint. There are two wildly differing viewpoints as to what constitutes this family. The ICBN allows usage of this name as the alternate for :
- Leguminosae
- Papilionaceae