Definition of Family Colchicaceae

1. Noun. One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa.

Exact synonyms: Colchicaceae
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Family
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Colchicaceae

family Cimicidae
family Cinclidae
family Cistaceae
family Cladoniaceae
family Clathraceae
family Clavariaceae
family Cleridae
family Clethraceae
family Clinidae
family Clupeidae
family Clusiaceae
family Cobitidae
family Coccidae
family Coccinellidae
family Coerebidae
family Colchicaceae (current term)
family Colubridae
family Columbidae
family Comatulidae
family Combretaceae
family Commelinaceae
family Compositae
family Congridae
family Connaraceae
family Convallariaceae
family Convolvulaceae
family Coprinaceae
family Coraciidae
family Cordaitaceae
family Cordylidae

Literary usage of Family Colchicaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Homoeopathic Materia Medica by Alphonse Téste, Charles Julius Hempel (1854)
"Plumbum» See page 125. Colchicum autumnale, meadow-saffron. Genus colchicum, family colchicaceae. This plant, which is very common in ..."

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