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

1 sense of family melanthiaceae

Sense 1
Melanthiaceae, family Melanthiaceae -- (one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum)
       => liliid monocot family -- (family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)