asparagaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Asparagaceae
    n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
         classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes
         genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus [syn: {Asparagaceae},
         {family Asparagaceae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Asparagaceae \Asparagaceae\ n.
   1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some
      classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes
      genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.

   Syn: family {Asparagaceae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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