aizoaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Aizoaceae
    n 1: succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but
         also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig
         marigolds [syn: {Aizoaceae}, {family Aizoaceae},
         {Tetragoniaceae}, {family Tetragoniaceae}, {carpetweed
         family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Aizoaceae \Aizoaceae\ n.
   a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of
   South Africa but also New Zealand and North America:
   carpetweeds; fig marigolds.

   Syn: family {Aizoaceae}, {Tetragoniaceae}, family
        {Tetragoniaceae}, carpetweed family.
        [WordNet 1.5]