HyperDic: tiliaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Tiliaceae:
NOUNplantTiliaceae, family Tiliaceae, linden familychiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions / regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil
English > Tiliaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningchiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions / regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia.
Synonymsfamily Tiliaceae, linden family
Member ofMalvales, order MalvalesMalvaceae
MembersCorchorus, genus Corchoruswidely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs
Entelea, genus EnteleaA genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand
Grewia, genus GrewiaA genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees
Sparmannia, genus Sparmanniasmall genus of tropical African shrubs
Tilia, genus Tiliadeciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia
Broaderdilleniid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanishtiliáceas
CatalanTiliaceae, tiliàcies

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