noun
a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Staphylea
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Staphylaceae, ↑family Staphylaceae, ↑bladdernut family
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\\ˌstafəˈlēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of shrubs or small trees (family Staphyleaceae) with opposite leaves and drooping panicles of white or pink flowers succeeded by inflated bladdery capsules — see bladdernut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.