noun
a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
• Syn: ↑family Violaceae, ↑violet family
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑Hypericales, ↑order Hypericales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Viola, ↑genus Viola, ↑Hybanthus, ↑genus Hybanthus, ↑Hymenanthera, ↑genus Hymenanthera, ↑Melicytus, ↑genus Melicytus
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\\ˌvīəˈlāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Hypericales) having pentamerous mostly irregular flowers and a one-celled ovary containing three parietal placentae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.