Cabombaceae — prop. n. A subfamily of plants, in some classifications considered as an independent family of water lilies; it comprises the genera {Cabomba} and {Brasenia}. Syn: subfamily {Cabombaceae}, water shield family. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cabombaceae — noun in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia • Syn: ↑subfamily Cabombaceae, ↑water shield family • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Nymphaeaceae — noun dicot aquatic plants • Syn: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑water lily family • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales … Useful english dictionary
magnoliid dicot family — noun family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Annonaceae, ↑family Annonaceae, ↑custard apple family, ↑Berberidace … Useful english dictionary
Nymphaeaceae — noun dicot aquatic plants • Syn: ↑family Nymphaeaceae, ↑water lily family • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ra … Useful english dictionary
water-lily family — noun dicot aquatic plants • Syn: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑family Nymphaeaceae • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales … Useful english dictionary
water-shield family — noun in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia • Syn: ↑Cabombaceae, ↑subfamily Cabombaceae • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Brasenia — noun alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae • Syn: ↑genus Brasenia • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cabombaceae, ↑subfamily Cabombaceae, ↑water shield family … Useful english dictionary
Cabomba — noun alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants • Syn: ↑genus Cabomba • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cabombaceae, ↑subfamily Cabombaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genus Brasenia — noun alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae • Syn: ↑Brasenia • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cabombaceae, ↑subfamily Cabombaceae, ↑water shield family … Useful english dictionary