noun
family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
• Syn: ↑Burmanniaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Orchidales, ↑order Orchidales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Burmannia, ↑genus Burmannia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.