Associations to the word «Asparagaceae»

Wiktionary

ASPARAGACEAE, proper noun. (sensu stricto) (under APG II) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales   — several genera, including Asparagus and Hemiphylacus, now called Asparagoideae.
ASPARAGACEAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales   — many genera.

Dictionary definition

ASPARAGACEAE, noun. One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.

Wise words

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