arrow-grass family

Definitions of arrow-grass family
  1. noun
    a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
    synonyms: Juncaginaceae, Scheuchzeriaceae, family Juncaginaceae, family Scheuchzeriaceae
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    type of:
    liliopsid family, monocot family
    family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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