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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Asparagales — thegrass trees .
Etymologies
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Xanthorrhoea + -aceae
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The eponymous genus is regularly included in Liliaceae, but the relevant species are also commonly and variously considered members of Xanthorrhoeaceae or Phormiaceae.
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