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BLOODWORT FAMILY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Some genera placed in family Liliaceae
Synonyms:
bloodwort family; family Haemodoraceae; Haemodoraceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bloodwort family" is a kind of...):
liliopsid family; monocot family (family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "bloodwort family"):
bloodwort (any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter)
genus Haemodorum; Haemodorum (type genus of family Haemodoraceae)
Anigozanthus; genus Anigozanthus (genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae)
Holonyms ("bloodwort family" is a member of...):
Liliales; order Liliales (an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae)
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