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Noun: lizard's-tail family
  1. Family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
    "Several species in the lizard's-tail family are used in Asian medicine";
    - Saururaceae, family Saururaceae

Derived forms: lizard's-tail families

Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family

Part of: order Piperales, Piperales

Encyclopedia: Lizard's-tail family