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FAMILY DIOSCOREACEAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
Dioscoreaceae; family Dioscoreaceae; yam family
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Dioscoreaceae" is a kind of...):
plant family (a family of plants)
Meronyms (members of "family Dioscoreaceae"):
Dioscorea; genus Dioscorea (yams)
genus Tamus; Tamus (a genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes)
Holonyms ("family Dioscoreaceae" is a member of...):
Liliales; order Liliales (an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae)