Cabombaceae

Cabombaceae
noun
in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑family Nymphaeaceae, ↑water-lily family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Cabomba, ↑genus Cabomba, ↑Brasenia, ↑genus Brasenia

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\\ˌkaˌbämˈbāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cabomba, type genus + -aceae
in some classifications : a small family of aquatic plants comprising those members of the family Nymphaeaceae that constitute the genera Cabomba and Brasenia and have flowers with three or four persistent sepals and petals and distinct coriaceous carpels

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