noun
coextensive with the genus Clethra
• Syn: ↑family Clethraceae, ↑white-alder family
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ericales, ↑order Ericales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Clethra, ↑genus Clethra
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\\klə̇ˈthrāsēˌē, kle-\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of dicotyledonous plants (order Ericales) coextensive with the genus Clethra
Useful english dictionary. 2012.