1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; [syn: Aloeaceae, family Aloeaceae, aloe family]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aloe family
n 1: one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not
widely accepted [syn: Aloeaceae, family Aloeaceae,
aloe family]