bladdernut family

bladdernut family
noun
a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑order Sapindales
Member Meronyms: ↑Staphylea, ↑genus Staphylea

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noun

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