1. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa; [syn: Colchicaceae, family Colchicaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
family Colchicaceae
n 1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification
systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted:
genera Colchicum and Gloriosa [syn: Colchicaceae, family
Colchicaceae]