noun
a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
• Syn: ↑Salvadoraceae, ↑family Salvadoraceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑order Gentianales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Salvadora, ↑genus Salvadora
Useful english dictionary. 2012.