NOUN | plant | Melanthiaceae, family Melanthiaceae | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted |
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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. | |
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Synonym | family Melanthiaceae | |
Member of | Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family | Includes species sometimes divided among the following families |
Broader | liliid monocot family | family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae |
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