Xanthorrhoeaceae love

Xanthorrhoeaceae

Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales — the grass 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.

    Museum Blogs 2009

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