Noun
in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
Source: WordNetThe APG III system did separate Cabombaceae from Nymphaeaceae and placed them in the order Nymphaeales together with Hydatellaceae. Source: Internet
This order was not part of the APG II system's 2003 plant classification (unchanged from the APG system of 1998), which instead had a broadly circumscribed family Nymphaeaceae (including Cabombaceae ) unplaced in any order. Source: Internet