noun
genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
• Syn: ↑Elaeocarpaceae, ↑elaeocarpus family
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Malvales, ↑order Malvales
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.