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    HOSTACEAE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hostaplay

    Synonyms:

    family Funkaceae; family Hostaceae; Funkaceae; Hostaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Hostaceae" 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 ("Hostaceae" is a member of...):

    family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)

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