family Asparagaceae

Definitions of family Asparagaceae
  1. noun
    one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
    synonyms: Asparagaceae
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    type of:
    liliid monocot family
    family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
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