noun
family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae
• Syn: ↑family Theophrastaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Primulales, ↑order Primulales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Jacquinia, ↑genus Jacquinia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.