noun
family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
• Syn: ↑Myrsinaceae, ↑myrsine family
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Primulales, ↑order Primulales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Myrsine, ↑genus Myrsine, ↑Ardisia, ↑genus Ardisia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.