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UVULARIACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Uvulariaceae mean?
• UVULARIACEAE (noun)
The noun UVULARIACEAE has 1 sense:
1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
Familiarity information: UVULARIACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
subfamily Uvulariaceae; Uvulariaceae
Hypernyms ("Uvulariaceae" 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)
Meronyms (members of "Uvulariaceae"):
genus Uvularia; Uvularia (genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)
Holonyms ("Uvulariaceae" 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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