バラ科(か)

ばらか
noun
the rose family (Rosaceae)
plant-general
1. the rose family; Rosaceae
A botanical family that includes roses and many familiar fruit-bearing plants such as apples, pears, cherries, strawberries, and plums. 科(か) is the suffix for a biological family.
リンゴはバラ科(か)の植物(しょくぶつ)だ。
The apple is a plant of the rose family.
イチゴやサクラもバラ科(か)に属(ぞく)している。
Strawberries and cherry trees also belong to the rose family.
The rose family includes many plants that are eaten as fruit.

The biological family Rosaceae. The suffix 科(か) marks a taxonomic family; the family name precedes it, here written in katakana as バラ.

Types

  • リンゴ: apple
  • サクラ: cherry (tree)
  • イチゴ: strawberry
  • 梅(うめ): plum/apricot

Usage