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Definition of Clethraceae
1. Noun. Coextensive with the genus Clethra.
Exact synonyms: Family Clethraceae, White-alder Family
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Ericales, Order Ericales
Member holonyms: Clethra, Genus Clethra
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Ericales, Order Ericales
Member holonyms: Clethra, Genus Clethra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clethraceae
Literary usage of Clethraceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"The coherence of the petals is sometimes very slight or they are quite separate,
as in Clethraceae, Pyrolaceae, some Ericaceae. Primulaceae, Styracaceae ..."
2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"1914) in continuation of his studies on the flowering plants of Nantucket includes
the Clethraceae, Pyrolaceae, and Ericaceae. New species are recorded ..."
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