noun
cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
• Syn: ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑Chenopodiales, ↑order-Chenopodiales
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.