Library / English Dictionary

HAEMODORACEAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Some genera placed in family Liliaceae

Synonyms:

bloodwort family; family Haemodoraceae; Haemodoraceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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

Meronyms (members of "Haemodoraceae"):

bloodwort (any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter)

genus Haemodorum; Haemodorum (type genus of family Haemodoraceae)

Anigozanthus; genus Anigozanthus (genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae)

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

Liliales; order Liliales (an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae)

Credits