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1. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a social unit living together.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
Rhymes with Agave Family
- multifamily
- gramley
- bramley
- lamle
- hamley
- chamlee
2. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] primary social group; parents and children.
Synonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
3. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a collection of things sharing a common attribute.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
4. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] people descended from a common ancestor.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
5. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a person having kinship with another or others.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
6. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera.
Synonyms
- bacteria family
- bird family
- dicot family
- amphibian family
- echinoderm family
- fungus family
- monocot family
- fish family
- taxon
- family Panorpidae
- fern family
- family Bittacidae
- Rhabdoviridae
- Flaviviridae
- Bunyaviridae
- subfamily
- genus
- magnoliopsid family
- protoctist family
- liliopsid family
- arthropod family
- ctenophore family
- moss family
- Bittacidae
- tribe
- chordate family
- Togaviridae
- Endamoebidae
- coelenterate family
- worm family
- Reoviridae
- order
- mollusk family
- plant family
- taxonomic category
- taxonomic group
- mammal family
- Panorpidae
- Filoviridae
- family Endamoebidae
- reptile family
- form family
Antonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
7. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] an association of people who share common beliefs or activities.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
8. family
noun. ['ˈfæməli, ˈfæmli'] a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities.
Antonyms
Etymology
- familia (Latin)
- famula (Latin)
9. agave
noun. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber.
Synonyms
- Agave cantala
- maguey
- dracaena
- Agave americana
- American agave
- sansevieria
- sisal family
- agave family
- cantala
- century plant
- xerophile
- American aloe
- desert plant
- Nolina microcarpa
- Agavaceae
- Agave tequilana
- family Agavaceae
- xerophilous plant
- xerophytic plant
- Agave atrovirens
- xerophyte
- bear grass
- Agave sisalana
- sisal
Etymology
- Ἀγαυή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- ἀγαυός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Sentences with agave-family
1. Noun Phrase
Yucca is the genus comprising more than 40 different evergreen plants in the agave family, characterized by narrow, pointed leaves.
2. Noun Phrase
Yucca plants are related to cassavas (also called yucas), which are also in the agave family but are a distinct genus unto themselves.
3. Noun Phrase
The ti, scientific name is Cordyline, is a member of the agave family, according to University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension.
4. Noun Phrase
The tube rose is a member of the agave family, Agavaceae, even though by first look of this plant you may mistake it for a lily.
