'family Scrophulariaceae' definitions:

Definition of 'family Scrophulariaceae'

(from WordNet)
noun
A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, figwort family, foxglove family]