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figwort

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Figwort, Scrophularia lanceolata figwort, common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over all continents. T...

classification

(Encyclopedia)CE5 classification, in biology, the systematic categorization of organisms into a coherent scheme. The original purpose of biological classification, or systematics, was to organize the vast number...

Examples of Systematic Classification (table)

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foxglove

(Encyclopedia)foxglove: see figwort.

beardtongue

(Encyclopedia)beardtongue: see figwort.

mullein

(Encyclopedia)mullein: see figwort.

toadflax

(Encyclopedia)toadflax: see figwort.

speedwell

(Encyclopedia)speedwell: see figwort.

slipperwort

(Encyclopedia)slipperwort: see figwort.

snapdragon

(Encyclopedia)snapdragon: see figwort.