noun
chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
• Syn: ↑Agavaceae, ↑family Agavaceae, ↑sisal family
• Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Liliales, ↑order Liliales
• Member Meronyms:
↑agave, ↑century plant, ↑American aloe, ↑genus Agave, ↑Cordyline, ↑genus Cordyline, ↑Dracenaceae, ↑subfamily Dracenaceae, ↑Dracaenaceae, ↑subfamily Dracaenaceae, ↑genus Dracaena, ↑Nolina, ↑genus Nolina, ↑Polianthes, ↑genus Polianthes, ↑genus Sansevieria, ↑genus Yucca
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the plant family Agavaceae, characterized by herbaceous or woody plants having rhizomes, a basal cluster of toothed, sword-shaped leaves, and a tall, dense spike of flowers, including the agave, century plant, dracaena, sansevieria, sisal, and yucca.
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agave family,
a group of herbs and shrublike plants, especially adapted to desert life, closely related to the lily and amaryllis families, and including the century plant, yucca, bowstring hemp, and tuberose.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.