noun
a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
• Syn: ↑Saxifragaceae, ↑saxifrage family
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Rosales, ↑order Rosales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Saxifraga, ↑genus Saxifraga, ↑genus Astilbe, ↑genus Bergenia, ↑Boykinia, ↑genus Boykinia, ↑Chrysosplenium, ↑genus Chrysosplenium, ↑Darmera, ↑genus Darmera, ↑Peltiphyllum, ↑genus Peltiphyllum, ↑Francoa, ↑genus Francoa, ↑Heuchera, ↑genus Heuchera, ↑Leptarrhena, ↑genus Leptarrhena, ↑Lithophragma, ↑genus Lithophragma, ↑Mitella, ↑genus Mitella, ↑genus Parnassia, ↑genus Suksdorfia, ↑Tellima, ↑genus Tellima, ↑Tiarella, ↑genus Tiarella, ↑Tolmiea, ↑genus Tolmiea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.