Cabombaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Cabombaceae
    n 1: in some classifications considered an independent family of
         water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
         [syn: {Cabombaceae}, {subfamily Cabombaceae}, {water-shield
         family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cabombaceae \Cabombaceae\ prop. n.
   A subfamily of plants, in some classifications considered as
   an independent family of water lilies; it comprises the
   genera {Cabomba} and {Brasenia}.

   Syn: subfamily {Cabombaceae}, water-shield family.
        [WordNet 1.5]