(n)one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta, Syn.Funkaceae, family Hostaceae, family Funkaceae
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prop. n. One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta. Syn. -- family Hostaceae, Funkaceae, family Funkaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]