1. worm family a family of worms
  2. inward-developing toward an axis, as in a sunflower
  3. vertical bank a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical
  4. outward-developing away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge
  5. gourd family a family of herbaceous vines
  6. bird family a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  7. form family (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
  8. overlapping with a design in which one element covers a part of another
  9. fern family families of ferns and fern allies
  10. developing of societies with low levels of industrial capability
  11. figwort family a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales
  12. orchid family enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
  13. arum family anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
  14. caramel bun rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom
  15. iris family large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
  16. enveloping surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
  17. family Pongidae usually considered as comprising orangutans
  18. Certhia familiaris common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill
  19. dwarf mulberry creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
  20. carrot family plants having flowers in umbels: parsley

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