Noun: Commelinaceae
- Large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
"The Commelinaceae includes many popular garden plants";
- family Commelinaceae, spiderwort family
Type of: liliopsid family, monocot family
Part of: Commelinales, order Commelinales, order Xyridales, Xyridales
Encyclopedia: Commelinaceae