agave family

Noun

1.

agave family - chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae Synonyms: Agavaceae, family Agavaceae, sisal family

Agavaceae, agave, American aloe, century plant, Cordyline, Dracaenaceae, Dracenaceae, family Agavaceae, genus Agave, genus Cordyline, genus Dracaena, genus Nolina, genus Polianthes, genus Sansevieria, genus Yucca, Liliales, liliid monocot family, Nolina, order Liliales, Polianthes, sisal family, subfamily Dracaenaceae, subfamily Dracenaceae