lycopodiaceae

English Thesaurus

1. a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fern family,
definition	:	families of ferns and fern allies (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	genus lycopodium, lycopodium,
definition	:	type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	lycopodiales, order lycopodiales,
definition	:	lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae (noun.plant)