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family Agavaceae

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, ↑agave family, ↑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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.