马鞭草科

[ noun ]
family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
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Verbenaceous \Ver`be*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Verbenace[ae]}) of
gamopetalous plants of which Verbena is the type. The order
includes also the black and white mangroves, and many plants
noted for medicinal use or for beauty of bloom.