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   familial
         adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family;
                  "children of the same familial background"; "familial
                  aggregation"
         2: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an
            inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically
            transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic},
            {hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]

English Dictionary: family Lentibulariaceae by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
familial hypercholesterolemia
n
  1. congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
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family Ailuropodidae
n
  1. in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
    Synonym(s): Ailuropodidae, family Ailuropodidae
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family Alaudidae
n
  1. larks
    Synonym(s): Alaudidae, family Alaudidae
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family Albuginaceae
n
  1. fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants
    Synonym(s): Albuginaceae, family Albuginaceae
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family Albulidae
n
  1. bonefish
    Synonym(s): Albulidae, family Albulidae
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family Alcedinidae
n
  1. kingfishers
    Synonym(s): Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae
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family Alcidae
n
  1. web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
    Synonym(s): Alcidae, family Alcidae
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family Aleyrodidae
n
  1. whiteflies
    Synonym(s): Aleyrodidae, family Aleyrodidae
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family Alismataceae
n
  1. perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants [syn: Alismataceae, family Alismataceae, water-plantain family]
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family Alliaceae
n
  1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
    Synonym(s): Alliaceae, family Alliaceae
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family Alligatoridae
n
  1. alligators; caimans [syn: Alligatoridae, {family Alligatoridae}]
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family Allioniaceae
n
  1. a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
    Synonym(s): Nyctaginaceae, family Nyctaginaceae, Allioniaceae, family Allioniaceae, four-o'clock family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Aloeaceae
n
  1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Synonym(s): Aloeaceae, family Aloeaceae, aloe family
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family Alopiidae
n
  1. thresher sharks
    Synonym(s): Alopiidae, family Alopiidae
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family Alstroemeriaceae
n
  1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
    Synonym(s): Alstroemeriaceae, family Alstroemeriaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Aulostomidae
n
  1. trumpetfishes
    Synonym(s): Aulostomidae, family Aulostomidae
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family Elaeagnaceae
n
  1. shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: Elaeagnaceae, family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family]
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family Elaeocarpaceae
n
  1. genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
    Synonym(s): Elaeocarpaceae, family Elaeocarpaceae, elaeocarpus family
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family Elapidae
n
  1. cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
    Synonym(s): Elapidae, family Elapidae
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family Elateridae
n
  1. click beetles and certain fireflies [syn: Elateridae, family Elateridae]
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family Electrophoridae
n
  1. small family comprising the electric eels [syn: Electrophoridae, family Electrophoridae]
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family Eleotridae
n
  1. sleepers
    Synonym(s): Eleotridae, family Eleotridae
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family Elephantidae
n
  1. elephants
    Synonym(s): Elephantidae, family Elephantidae
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family Elopidae
n
  1. tarpons and ladyfishes
    Synonym(s): Elopidae, family Elopidae
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family Halictidae
n
  1. a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
    Synonym(s): Halictidae, family Halictidae
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family Haliotidae
n
  1. abalones
    Synonym(s): Haliotidae, family Haliotidae
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family Haloragaceae
n
  1. a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
    Synonym(s): Haloragidaceae, family Haloragidaceae, Haloragaceae, family Haloragaceae, water-milfoil family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Haloragidaceae
n
  1. a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
    Synonym(s): Haloragidaceae, family Haloragidaceae, Haloragaceae, family Haloragaceae, water-milfoil family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Helicidae
n
  1. land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
    Synonym(s): Helicidae, family Helicidae
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family Helodermatidae
n
  1. only known venomous lizards [syn: Helodermatidae, {family Helodermatidae}]
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family Helotiaceae
n
  1. a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: Helotiaceae, family Helotiaceae]
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family Helvellaceae
n
  1. family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous
    Synonym(s): Helvellaceae, family Helvellaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Holocentridae
n
  1. squirrelfishes and soldierfishes [syn: Holocentridae, family Holocentridae]
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family Holothuridae
n
  1. a family of Holothuroidea [syn: Holothuridae, {family Holothuridae}]
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family Hylidae
n
  1. the amphibian family of tree frogs [syn: Hylidae, {family Hylidae}]
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family Hylobatidae
n
  1. used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
    Synonym(s): Hylobatidae, family Hylobatidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Labiatae
n
  1. a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
    Synonym(s): Labiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Labridae
n
  1. wrasses
    Synonym(s): Labridae, family Labridae
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family Lacertidae
n
  1. Old World lizards
    Synonym(s): Lacertidae, family Lacertidae
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family Lactobacillaceae
n
  1. lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
    Synonym(s): Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lactobacteriaceae
n
  1. lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
    Synonym(s): Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lamiaceae
n
  1. a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
    Synonym(s): Labiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Laminariaceae
n
  1. large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
    Synonym(s): Laminariaceae, family Laminariaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lamnidae
n
  1. oceanic sharks
    Synonym(s): Lamnidae, family Lamnidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lampridae
n
  1. opahs
    Synonym(s): Lampridae, family Lampridae
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family Lampyridae
n
  1. fireflies
    Synonym(s): Lampyridae, family Lampyridae
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family Laniidae
n
  1. shrikes
    Synonym(s): Laniidae, family Laniidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lanthanotidae
n
  1. stout-bodied lizards [syn: Lanthanotidae, {family Lanthanotidae}]
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family Lardizabalaceae
n
  1. thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
    Synonym(s): Lardizabalaceae, family Lardizabalaceae, lardizabala family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Laricariidae
n
  1. armored catfish [syn: Laricariidae, {family Laricariidae}]
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family Laridae
n
  1. gull family: gulls and terns [syn: Laridae, {family Laridae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lasiocampidae
n
  1. tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths [syn: Lasiocampidae, family Lasiocampidae]
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family Latimeridae
n
  1. extinct except for the coelacanth [syn: Latimeridae, family Latimeridae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lauraceae
n
  1. a family of Lauraceae [syn: Lauraceae, {family Lauraceae}, laurel family]
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family Lecanoraceae
n
  1. a fungus family of the division Lichenes [syn: Lecanoraceae, family Lecanoraceae]
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family Lecythidaceae
n
  1. large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
    Synonym(s): Lecythidaceae, family Lecythidaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Leguminosae
n
  1. a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
    Synonym(s): Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Leiopelmatidae
n
  1. primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: Leiopelmatidae, {family Leiopelmatidae}, Liopelmidae, family Liopelmidae]
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family Leitneriaceae
n
  1. coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
    Synonym(s): Leitneriaceae, family Leitneriaceae, corkwood family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lemnaceae
n
  1. family of small free-floating thalloid plants [syn: Lemnaceae, family Lemnaceae, duckweed family]
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family Lemuridae
n
  1. typical lemurs; of Madagascar [syn: Lemuridae, {family Lemuridae}]
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family Lennoaceae
n
  1. family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico
    Synonym(s): Lennoaceae, family Lennoaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lentibulariaceae
n
  1. carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea
    Synonym(s): Lentibulariaceae, family Lentibulariaceae, bladderwort family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lepadidae
n
  1. goose barnacles
    Synonym(s): Lepadidae, family Lepadidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lepidobotryaceae
n
  1. family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
    Synonym(s): Lepidobotryaceae, family Lepidobotryaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lepidodendraceae
n
  1. fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk
    Synonym(s): Lepidodendraceae, family Lepidodendraceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lepiotaceae
n
  1. a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk
    Synonym(s): Lepiotaceae, family Lepiotaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lepismatidae
n
  1. firebrats
    Synonym(s): Lepismatidae, family Lepismatidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lepisosteidae
n
  1. comprises the genus Lepisosteus [syn: Lepisosteidae, family Lepisosteidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Leporidae
n
  1. hares and rabbits
    Synonym(s): Leporidae, family Leporidae
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family Leptodactylidae
n
  1. New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
    Synonym(s): Leptodactylidae, family Leptodactylidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Leptotyphlopidae
n
  1. blind snakes [syn: Leptotyphlopidae, {family Leptotyphlopidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Liliaceae
n
  1. includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
    Synonym(s): Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Limacidae
n
  1. slugs
    Synonym(s): Limacidae, family Limacidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Limulidae
n
  1. horseshoe crabs
    Synonym(s): Limulidae, family Limulidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Linaceae
n
  1. a widely distributed family of plants [syn: Linaceae, family Linaceae, flax family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family line
n
  1. people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
    Synonym(s): family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Liopelmidae
n
  1. primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: Leiopelmatidae, {family Leiopelmatidae}, Liopelmidae, family Liopelmidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Liparidae
n
  1. snailfishes [syn: Liparididae, family Liparididae, Liparidae, family Liparidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Liparididae
n
  1. snailfishes [syn: Liparididae, family Liparididae, Liparidae, family Liparidae]
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family Lithodidae
n
  1. deep-sea crabs of cold waters [syn: Lithodidae, {family Lithodidae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Littorinidae
n
  1. periwinkles
    Synonym(s): Littorinidae, family Littorinidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Loasaceae
n
  1. family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia
    Synonym(s): Loasaceae, family Loasaceae, loasa family
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family Lobeliaceae
n
  1. not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
    Synonym(s): Lobeliaceae, family Lobeliaceae, lobelia family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lobotidae
n
  1. tripletails
    Synonym(s): Lobotidae, family Lobotidae
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family Locustidae
n
  1. short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: Acrididae, family Acrididae, Locustidae, family Locustidae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Loganiaceae
n
  1. a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
    Synonym(s): Loganiaceae, family Loganiaceae
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family Lomariopsidaceae
n
  1. small family of usually scandent ferns [syn: Lomariopsidaceae, family Lomariopsidaceae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lophiidae
n
  1. large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers [syn: Lophiidae, family Lophiidae]
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family Lophosoriaceae
n
  1. very small family of tree ferns [syn: Lophosoriaceae, family Lophosoriaceae]
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family Loranthaceae
n
  1. in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
    Synonym(s): Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae, mistletoe family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lorisidae
n
  1. slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless
    Synonym(s): Lorisidae, family Lorisidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Loxomataceae
n
  1. very small family of New Zealand ferns [syn: Loxomataceae, family Loxomataceae]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lucanidae
n
  1. stag beetles
    Synonym(s): Lucanidae, family Lucanidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lutjanidae
n
  1. snappers
    Synonym(s): Lutjanidae, family Lutjanidae
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family Luvaridae
n
  1. louvars
    Synonym(s): Luvaridae, family Luvaridae
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family Lycaenidae
n
  1. family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
    Synonym(s): Lycaenidae, family Lycaenidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lycoperdaceae
n
  1. a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
    Synonym(s): Lycoperdaceae, family Lycoperdaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lycopodiaceae
n
  1. a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales [syn: Lycopodiaceae, family Lycopodiaceae, clubmoss family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lycosidae
n
  1. wolf spiders
    Synonym(s): Lycosidae, family Lycosidae
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family Lygaeidae
n
  1. lygaeid bugs
    Synonym(s): Lygaeidae, family Lygaeidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lymantriidae
n
  1. tussock moths
    Synonym(s): Lymantriidae, family Lymantriidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Lythraceae
n
  1. herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
    Synonym(s): Lythraceae, family Lythraceae, loosestrife family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Oleaceae
n
  1. trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
    Synonym(s): Oleaceae, family Oleaceae, olive family
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family Oleandraceae
n
  1. one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    Synonym(s): Oleandraceae, family Oleandraceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Ulmaceae
n
  1. a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
    Synonym(s): Ulmaceae, family Ulmaceae, elm family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
family Ulvaceae
n
  1. thin flat or tubular green algae [syn: Ulvaceae, {family Ulvaceae}, sea-lettuce family]
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family Welwitschiaceae
n
  1. in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae [syn: Welwitschiaceae, family Welwitschiaceae]
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fawn lily
n
  1. California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged
    Synonym(s): fawn lily, Erythronium californicum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.
      altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,
      F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]
      1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of
            stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense
            burned to a deity.
  
                     Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.   --Gen. viii.
                                                                              20.
  
      2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or
            other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;
            the communion table.
  
      Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
               a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.
  
      {Altar cloth} or
  
      {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,
            usually richly embroidered.
  
      {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian
            church to support the service book.
  
      {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.
  
      {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion
            table.
  
      {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to
            protect it from approach in the rear.
  
      {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.
  
      {Family altar}, place of family devotions.
  
      {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a
            woman.
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