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Scheuchzeriaceae

noun

a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales

• Syn: ↑family Scheuchzeriaceae, ↑Juncaginaceae, ↑family Juncaginaceae, ↑arrow-grass family

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Naiadales, ↑order Naiadales, ↑Alismales, ↑order Alismales

• Member Meronyms: ↑Triglochin, ↑genus Triglochin

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\(ˌ)shȯiktˌsirēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Scheuchzeria, type genus + -aceae

: a family of monocotyledonous plants (order Naiadales) coextensive with the genus Scheuchzeria

Useful english dictionary. 2012.