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FAMILY CONVALLARIACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does family Convallariaceae mean? 

FAMILY CONVALLARIACEAE (noun)
  The noun FAMILY CONVALLARIACEAE has 1 sense:

1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely acceptedplay

  Familiarity information: FAMILY CONVALLARIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAMILY CONVALLARIACEAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Convallariaceae; family Convallariaceae

Hypernyms ("family Convallariaceae" 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 ("family Convallariaceae" is a member of...):

family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)


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