MELANTHIACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Melanthiaceae mean? 

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

1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MELANTHIACEAE (noun)

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Meaning:

One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Melanthiaceae; Melanthiaceae

Hypernyms ("Melanthiaceae" 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 ("Melanthiaceae" 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)