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[syn: Aizoaceae, family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aizoaceae \Aizoaceae\ n.
   a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of
   South Africa but also New Zealand and North America:
   carpetweeds; fig marigolds.
   Syn: family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family
        Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family.
        [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Aizoaceae
    n 1: succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but
         also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig
         marigolds [syn: Aizoaceae, family Aizoaceae,
         Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed
         family]