Diapensiaceae

3 definitions found

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

  Diapensiaceae \Diapensiaceae\ n.
     a natural family of northern temperate low evergreen plants;
     in some classifications placed in its own order
     {Diapensiales}.
  
     Syn: family {Diapensiaceae}, diapensia family.


          [WordNet 1.5]

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

  Diapensiales \Diapensiales\ n.
     an order of plants, used in some classifications as
     coextensive with the family {{Diapensiaceae}}.
  
     Syn: order {Diapensiales}.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Diapensiaceae
       n : north temperate low evergreen plants; in some
           classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
           [syn: {family Diapensiaceae}, {diapensia family}]