colchicaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Colchicaceae
    n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
         systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted:
         genera Colchicum and Gloriosa [syn: {Colchicaceae}, {family
         Colchicaceae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Colchicaceae \Colchicaceae\ n.
   one of many subfamilies into which some classification
   systems subdivide the {Liliaceae} but not widely accepted:
   Colchicum; Gloriosa.

   Syn: family {Colchicaceae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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