noun
used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
• Syn: ↑family Avicenniaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Verbenaceae, ↑family Verbenaceae, ↑verbena family, ↑vervain family
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
in some classifications : a family coextensive with the genus Avicennia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.