agavaceae
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1. chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | liliid monocot family, |
| definition | : | family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | agave, american aloe, century plant, |
| definition | : | tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus agave, |
| definition | : | type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | cordyline, genus cordyline, |
| definition | : | Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus dracaena, |
| definition | : | Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus nolina, nolina, |
| definition | : | perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus polianthes, polianthes, |
| definition | : | genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus sansevieria, |
| definition | : | Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae (noun.plant) |
| member holonym | : | genus yucca, |
| definition | : | tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | liliales, order liliales, |
| definition | : | an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae (noun.plant) |
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