1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus; [syn: Asparagaceae, family Asparagaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Asparagaceae
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes
genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus [syn: Asparagaceae,
family Asparagaceae]