Agavaceae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Agavaceae \Agavaceae\ n.
     1. 1 a natural family of chiefly tropical and xerophytic
        plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises
        plants that in some classifications are divided between
        the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae.
  


     Syn: family {Agavaceae}, agave family, sisal family.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Agavaceae
       n : chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae
           (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some
           classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae
           and the Liliaceae [syn: {family Agavaceae}, {agave family},
            {sisal family}]