Translingual

Proper noun

Xanthorrhoeaceae

1. (before APG III) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – the grass trees.
2. (after APG II) A taxonomic family within the order Asparagales – the grass trees, daylilies, and diverse related plants that produce anthraquinones and have flowers of long leafless stalks known as scapes.

Hypernyms

• (both senses): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order

Hyponyms

• (before APG III): Xanthorrhoea - the only genus (corresponds to subfamily Xanthorrhoeoideae in newer systems)
• (after APG II): Asphodeloideae, Xanthorrhoeoideae, Hemerocallidoideae - subfamilies