noun
a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
• Syn: ↑Scheuchzeriaceae, ↑Juncaginaceae, ↑family Juncaginaceae, ↑arrow-grass family
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Naiadales, ↑order Naiadales, ↑Alismales, ↑order Alismales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Triglochin, ↑genus Triglochin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.