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Definition of Family Colchicaceae
1. Noun. One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa.
Exact synonyms: Colchicaceae
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Family
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Family
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Colchicaceae
Literary usage of Family Colchicaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Homoeopathic Materia Medica by Alphonse Téste, Charles Julius Hempel (1854)
"Plumbum» See page 125. Colchicum autumnale, meadow-saffron. Genus colchicum,
family colchicaceae. This plant, which is very common in ..."
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