Celastraceae

Celastraceae
noun
trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑order Sapindales
Member Meronyms: ↑Catha, ↑genus Catha, ↑Celastrus, ↑genus Celastrus, ↑Euonymus, ↑genus Euonymus

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\\ˌseləsˈtrāsēˌē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Celastrus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of trees, shrubs, and woody vines (order Sapindales) having simple leaves, small regular flowers, and usually brightly colored fruit with arillate seeds

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