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Noun: carpetweed family  'kaa(r)-pit,weed 'fa-mu-lee
  1. Succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
    "The carpetweed family includes many drought-resistant plants";
    - Aizoaceae, family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae

Type of: caryophylloid dicot family

Part of: Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales