Definitions for "Smilacaceae"
one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
Smilacaceae is a botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Up to some decades ago the genera now included in family Smilacaceae were often assigned to a more broadly defined family Liliaceae, but for the past twenty to thirty years most botanists have accepted Smilacaceae as a distinct family.