noun
chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
• Syn: ↑family Tiliaceae, ↑linden family
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Malvales, ↑order Malvales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Tilia, ↑genus Tilia, ↑Entelea, ↑genus Entelea, ↑Corchorus, ↑genus Corchorus, ↑Grewia, ↑genus Grewia, ↑Sparmannia, ↑genus Sparmannia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.