bur-reed family

Definitions of bur-reed family
  1. noun
    coextensive with the genus Sparganium
    synonyms: Sparganiaceae, family Sparganiaceae
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    type of:
    liliopsid family, monocot family
    family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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