RAFFLESIACEAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales

Synonyms:

family Rafflesiaceae; Rafflesiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

dicot family; magnoliopsid family (family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

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

Aristolochiales; order Aristolochiales (order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary)

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