noun
a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
• Syn: ↑family Goodeniaceae, ↑Goodenia family
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Campanulales, ↑order Campanulales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Goodenia
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\(ˌ)gu̇ˌdēnēˈāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of chiefly Australian herbs or shrubs (order Campanulales)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.