acoraceae

Meaning

A family of monocotyledonous flowering plants consisting of a single genus, Acorus, which thrives in wet or aquatic environments.

Examples

• Botanists once grouped the Acoraceae with the Araceae family before genetic analysis proved they were a distinct, early-diverging lineage.
• The Acoraceae family is unique because it represents one of the oldest branches of monocot plants still in existence today.