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Clethraceae

noun

coextensive with the genus Clethra

• Syn: ↑family Clethraceae, ↑white-alder family

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ericales, ↑order Ericales

• Member Meronyms: ↑Clethra, ↑genus Clethra

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\\klə̇ˈthrāsēˌē, kle-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Clethra, type genus + -aceae

: a family of dicotyledonous plants (order Ericales) coextensive with the genus Clethra

Useful english dictionary. 2012.