Hypernym

noun

family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils

Member_meronym

Liliales 1

noun

an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae

agave 1

noun

tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

genus Agave 1

noun

type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

Cordyline 1

noun

Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants

Dracenaceae 1

noun

one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae

family Agavaceae 1

noundomain: plant

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English

Definition

chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae

Synonyms

Member_holonym

Liliales 1

noun

an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae

agave 1

noun

tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

genus Agave 1

noun

type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae

Cordyline 1

noun

Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants

Dracenaceae 1

noun

one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae

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