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    DRACENACEAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    One of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Dracaenaceae; Dracenaceae; subfamily Dracaenaceae; subfamily Dracenaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Dracenaceae" is a kind of...):

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

    Holonyms ("Dracenaceae" is a member of...):

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

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