Magnoliaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Magnoliaceae
    n 1: subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and
         Manglietia [syn: {Magnoliaceae}, {family Magnoliaceae},
         {magnolia family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Magnoliaceae \Magnoliaceae\ n.
   A natural family of plants, a subclass of the Magnoliidae; it
   includes the genera {Liriodendron}; {Magnolia}; {Manglietia};
   and {Michelia}.

   Syn: family {Magnoliaceae}, magnolia family.
        [WordNet 1.5]