Canellaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Canellaceae
    n 1: one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and
         Florida to West Indies [syn: {Canellaceae}, {family
         Canellaceae}, {canella family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Canellaceae \Canellaceae\ n.
   1. a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees
      of East Africa and Florida to West Indies.

   Note: In 1913 the family was classed as an order: see
         {canella}.

   Syn: family {Canellaceae}, canella family.
        [WordNet 1.5]