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DRACAENACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dracaenaceae mean? 

DRACAENACEAE (noun)
  The noun DRACAENACEAE has 1 sense:

1. one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceaeplay

  Familiarity information: DRACAENACEAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRACAENACEAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dracaenaceae; Dracenaceae; subfamily Dracaenaceae; subfamily Dracenaceae

Hypernyms ("Dracaenaceae" is a kind of...):

liliid monocot family (family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)

Holonyms ("Dracaenaceae" is a member of...):

Agavaceae; agave family; family Agavaceae; sisal family (chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae)


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