| family Theophrastaceae 
 
 family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae;
 often included in the Myrsinaceae
 • Syn:
 Theophrastaceae
 • Hypernyms:
 dicot family, magnoliopsid family
 • Member Holonyms:
 Primulales, order Primulales
 • Member Meronyms:
 Jacquinia, genus Jacquinia
 
 
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