strelitzia family

Definitions of strelitzia family
  1. noun
    woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
    synonyms: Strelitziaceae, family Strelitziaceae
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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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