noun
a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
• Syn: ↑family Staphylaceae, ↑bladdernut family
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑order Sapindales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Staphylea, ↑genus Staphylea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.