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    ARROW-GRASS FAMILY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadalesplay

    Synonyms:

    arrow-grass family; family Juncaginaceae; family Scheuchzeriaceae; Juncaginaceae; Scheuchzeriaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("arrow-grass family" is a kind of...):

    liliopsid family; monocot family (family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

    Meronyms (members of "arrow-grass family"):

    genus Triglochin; Triglochin (perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass)

    Holonyms ("arrow-grass family" is a member of...):

    Alismales; Naiadales; order Alismales; order Naiadales (an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants)

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