HOSTACEAE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Hostaceae mean? • HOSTACEAE (noun)
The noun HOSTACEAE has 1 sense:
1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
Familiarity information: HOSTACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOSTACEAE (noun)
Meaning:
One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
family Funkaceae; family Hostaceae; Funkaceae; Hostaceae
Hypernyms ("Hostaceae" 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 ("Hostaceae" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
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