n. 1. 1 a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
Syn. -- family Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus Asclepias). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ See Asclepias. ] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of small motile sulphur bacteria.
Syn. -- family Athiorhodaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family coextensive with genus Batis; the saltworts.
Syn. -- family Batidaceae, saltwort family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera Cannabis and Humulus; this term is not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae.
Syn. -- family Cannabidaceae, hemp family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome.
Syn. -- family Chlamydomonadaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids.
Syn. -- family Cycadaceae, cycad family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard dase, dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr. an OF. nom. darz. See Dart a javelin. ] (Zool.) A small European cyprinoid fish (Leuciscus leuciscus, formerly Squalius leuciscus or Leuciscus vulgaris); -- called also dare. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ In America the name is given to several related fishes of the genera Squalius, Minnilus, etc. The black-nosed dace is Rhinichthys atronasus the horned dace is Semotilus corporalis. For red dace, see Redfin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of Australasian kingfishers.
Syn. -- genus Dacelo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A natural family of plants comprising the genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; and other small genera.
Syn. -- family Hamamelidaceae, witch-hazel family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Lily family Liliaceae, but not widely accepted; it includes the genus Hemerocallis.
Syn. -- family Hemerocallidaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ From NL. Iris, Iridis, the Iris. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants (Iridaceæ), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Lardaceous. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration into the spleen, liver, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. lardacé. ] Consisting of, or resembling, lard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lardaceous degeneration (Med.), amyloid degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A natural family of fungi including the genus Lycoperdon, consisting of puffballs.
Syn. -- family Lycoperdaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. An order of crustaceans including the opossum shrimp.
Syn. -- order Mysidacea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers.
Syn. -- family Naiadaceae, Najadaceae, family Najadaceae, naiad family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers; same as Naiadaceae; the naiad family.
Syn. -- Naiadaceae, family Naiadaceae, family Najadaceae, naiad family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceae) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Over three hundred genera are recognized. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. praeda prey. ] (Zool.) A carnivorous animal. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praeda prey. See Prey. ] Living by prey; predatory. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs (Sapindaceae), including the (typical) genus Sapindus, the maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The European sea perch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes of the genus Sepia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A European lake whitefish (Coregonus Willughbii, or Coregonus Vandesius) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also vendis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Xyrideae) of endogenous plants, of which Xyris is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]