Polemoniaceae
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Polemoniaceae
[‚päl·ə‚mō·nē′ās·ē‚ē] (botany)
A family of autotrophic dicotyledonous plants in the order Polemoniales distinguished by lack of internal phloem, corolla lobes that are convolute in the bud, three carpels, and axile placentation.