water-shield family

/ʃild ˌfæm(ə)li/
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Definitions of water-shield family
  1. noun
    in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
    synonyms: Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae
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    type of:
    magnoliid dicot family
    family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
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