lizard's-tail family

lizard's-tail family
noun
family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
Member Holonyms: ↑Piperales, ↑order Piperales
Member Meronyms: ↑Saururus, ↑genus Saururus, ↑Anemopsis, ↑genus Anemopsis, ↑Houttuynia, ↑genus Houttuynia

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