Akademik

water-shield family

noun

in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia

• Syn: ↑Cabombaceae, ↑subfamily Cabombaceae

• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Nymphaeaceae, ↑family Nymphaeaceae, ↑water-lily family

• Member Meronyms: ↑Cabomba, ↑genus Cabomba, ↑Brasenia, ↑genus Brasenia

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noun

: cabombaceae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.