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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Asparagales — theagaves ,yuccas etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is known that 75 of the 151 species of Agavaceae in Mexico have a restricted distribution in areas that once served as ecological islands, or refugia.
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- formerly classified as Liliaceae, but more recently placed in the new family Agavaceae - are found in the southwestern (and, to some extent, southeastern) United States, Mexico and the West Indies.
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- formerly classified as Liliaceae, but more recently placed in the new family Agavaceae - are found in the southwestern (and, to some extent, southeastern) United States, Mexico and the West Indies.
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- formerly classified as Liliaceae, but more recently placed in the new family Agavaceae - are found in the southwestern (and, to some extent, southeastern) United States, Mexico, and the West Indies.
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