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Cabombaceae

noun

in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia

• Syn: ↑subfamily Cabombaceae, ↑water-shield family

• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑family Nymphaeaceae, ↑water-lily family

• Member Meronyms: ↑Cabomba, ↑genus Cabomba, ↑Brasenia, ↑genus Brasenia

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\\ˌkaˌbämˈbāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

in some classifications : a small family of aquatic plants comprising those members of the family Nymphaeaceae that constitute the genera Cabomba and Brasenia and have flowers with three or four persistent sepals and petals and distinct coriaceous carpels

Useful english dictionary. 2012.