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Noun: water-shield family
  1. In some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
    - Cabombaceae, subfamily Cabombaceae

Type of: magnoliid dicot family

Part of: family Nymphaeaceae, Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family