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English noun: sisal family

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


SynonymsAgavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae


Broader (hypernym)liliid monocot family


Member holonymagave, American aloe, century plant, Cordyline, Dracaenaceae, Dracenaceae, genus Agave, genus Cordyline, genus Dracaena, genus Nolina, genus Polianthes, genus Sansevieria, genus Yucca, Nolina, Polianthes, subfamily Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae


Member meronymLiliales, order Liliales









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