Associations to the word «Melanthiaceae»

Dictionary definition

MELANTHIACEAE, noun. One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne