dilleniaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dilleniaceae
    n 1: chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having
         leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera
         Dillenia and Hibbertia [syn: {Dilleniaceae}, {family
         Dilleniaceae}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dilleniaceae \Dilleniaceae\ n.
   a natural family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and
   climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems,
   including the genera {Dillenia} and {Hibbertia}.

   Syn: family {Dilleniaceae}.
        [WordNet 1.5]