Akademik

Sparganiaceae

noun

coextensive with the genus Sparganium

• Syn: ↑family Sparganiaceae, ↑bur-reed family

• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pandanales, ↑order Pandanales

• Member Meronyms: ↑Sparganium, ↑genus Sparganium

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\(ˌ)spärˌgānēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a monotypic family of monocotyledonous plants (order Pandanales) — see sparganium

Useful english dictionary. 2012.