Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun family_asparagaceae

1 sense of family asparagaceae

Sense 1
Asparagaceae, family Asparagaceae -- (one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus)
       => liliid monocot family -- (family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)