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 |
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| Synonyms | Agavaceae, agave family, family Agavaceae |
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| Broader (hypernym) | liliid monocot family |
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| Member holonym | agave, 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 |
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| Member meronym | Liliales, order Liliales |
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