(n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus, Syn. family Asparagaceae
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n. 1.1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus. Syn. -- family Asparagaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]