The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Burmanniaceae \Burmanniaceae\ n.
   a natural family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal or
   bractlike leaves and small flowers.

   Syn: family Burmanniaceae.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Burmanniaceae
    n 1: family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like
         bracts and small flowers [syn: Burmanniaceae, family
         Burmanniaceae]