HyperDic: theophrastaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Theophrastaceae:
NOUNplantTheophrastaceae, family Theophrastaceaefamily of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae
English > Theophrastaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfamily of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae.
Synonymfamily Theophrastaceae
Member ofPrimulales, order PrimulalesPrimulaceae
MembersJacquinia, genus Jacquiniasometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae
Broaderdicot family, magnoliopsid familyfamily of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

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