noun
perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves
• Syn: ↑Typhaceae, ↑family Typhaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Pandanales, ↑order Pandanales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Typha, ↑genus Typha
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.