agavaceae

1. 1.

   chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae

   Synonymsfamily Agavaceaeagave familysisal family

   Broaderliliid monocot family

   Part ofLiliales

Other forms of agavaceae

plural

agavaceaes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about agavaceae

What does agavaceae mean?

agavaceae means "chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae".

How many syllables are in agavaceae?

agavaceae has 5 syllables: a-ga-va-ce-ae. The stress falls on "va".

What is another word for agavaceae?

Close synonyms include family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is agavaceae a common word?

agavaceae is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.