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SAURURACEAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
Synonyms:
family Saururaceae; lizard's-tail family; Saururaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Saururaceae" is a kind of...):
dicot family; magnoliopsid family (family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
Meronyms (members of "Saururaceae"):
genus Saururus; Saururus (type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails)
Anemopsis; genus Anemopsis (one species: yerba mansa)
genus Houttuynia; Houttuynia (one species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places)
Holonyms ("Saururaceae" is a member of...):
order Piperales; Piperales (Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae)
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