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 Meaning of CARPETWEED FAMILY
| Pronunciation: |  | 'kârpit`weed 'famulee 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | Aizoaceae, family Aizoaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, Tetragoniaceae |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | Carpobrotus, Caryophyllales, caryophylloid dicot family, Chenopodiales, Dorotheanthus, genus Carpobrotus, genus Dorotheanthus, genus Lithops, genus Mesembryanthemum, genus Molluga, genus Pleiospilos, genus Tetragonia, Mesembryanthemum, Molluga, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales, Pleiospilos, Tetragonia |  |     |    |  |