agave family

Noun
  1. Chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae);
    Comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae (synset 112496541)
    is a type of: liliid monocot family - family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
    member holonym:
    • agave, american aloe, century plant - tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
    • genus agave - type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
    • cordyline, genus cordyline - Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants
    • dracaenaceae, dracenaceae, subfamily dracaenaceae, subfamily dracenaceae - one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
    • genus dracaena - Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
    • genus nolina, nolina - perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico
    • genus polianthes, polianthes - genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
    • genus sansevieria - Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
    • genus yucca - tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
    belongs to: liliales, order liliales - an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
    same as: agavaceae, family agavaceae, sisal family

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