Theaceae

Theaceae
noun
a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales
Syn: ↑family Theaceae, ↑tea family
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑Hypericales, ↑order Hypericales
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Camellia

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\\thēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Thea, type genus + -aceae
: a family of trees and shrubs (order Parietales) having alternate undivided leaves, large regular pentamerous flowers, and a fleshy or capsular fruit and being mainly tropical but widely distributed — compare camellia I, gordonia, stewartia II

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  • Theaceae —   Teáceas …   Wikipedia Español

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  • theaceae — the·a·ce·ae …   English syllables

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