DRACENACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dracenaceae mean? 

• DRACENACEAE (noun)
  The noun DRACENACEAE has 1 sense:

1. one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae

  Familiarity information: DRACENACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRACENACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dracaenaceae; Dracenaceae; subfamily Dracaenaceae; subfamily Dracenaceae

Hypernyms ("Dracenaceae" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot family (family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Holonyms ("Dracenaceae" is a member of...):

Agavaceae; agave family; family Agavaceae; sisal family (chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae)