noun
a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
• Syn: ↑Menyanthaceae, ↑family Menyanthaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑order Gentianales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Menyanthes, ↑genus Menyanthes
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.