noun
a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
• Syn: ↑Staphylaceae, ↑family Staphylaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑order Sapindales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Staphylea, ↑genus Staphylea
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.