Colchicaceae

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

  Colchicaceae \Colchicaceae\ n.
     one of many subfamilies into which some classification
     systems subdivide the {Liliaceae} but not widely accepted:
     Colchicum; Gloriosa.
  
     Syn: family {Colchicaceae}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Colchicaceae
       n : one of many subfamilies into which some classification
           systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted:
           Colchicum; Gloriosa [syn: {family Colchicaceae}]