agavaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Agavaceae
    n 1: chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes
         Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some
         classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and
         the Liliaceae [syn: {Agavaceae}, {family Agavaceae}, {agave
         family}, {sisal family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Agavaceae \Agavaceae\ n.
   1. 1 a natural family of chiefly tropical and xerophytic
      plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises
      plants that in some classifications are divided between
      the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae.

   Syn: family {Agavaceae}, agave family, sisal family.
        [WordNet 1.5]