Noun: Agavaceae
- Chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
"The Agavaceae includes many drought-resistant species";
- family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family
Type of: liliid monocot family
Part of: Liliales, order Liliales
Encyclopedia: Agavaceae