family melanthiaceae

1. 1.

   one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum

   SynonymsMelanthiaceae

   Broaderliliid monocot family

   Part ofLiliaceae

Questions about family melanthiaceae

What does family melanthiaceae mean?

family melanthiaceae means "one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum".

What is another word for family melanthiaceae?

Close synonyms include Melanthiaceae. 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 family melanthiaceae a common word?

family melanthiaceae is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.