FAMILY JUNCAGINACEAE

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Meaning:

A family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales

Synonyms:

arrow-grass family; family Juncaginaceae; family Scheuchzeriaceae; Juncaginaceae; Scheuchzeriaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("family Juncaginaceae" is a kind of...):

liliopsid family; monocot family (family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)

Meronyms (members of "family Juncaginaceae"):

genus Triglochin; Triglochin (perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass)

Holonyms ("family Juncaginaceae" is a member of...):

Alismales; Naiadales; order Alismales; order Naiadales (an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants)