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Definition of Family Celastraceae
1. Noun. Trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits.
Exact synonyms: Celastraceae, Spindle-tree Family, Staff-tree Family
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Member holonyms: Catha, Genus Catha, Celastrus, Genus Celastrus, Euonymus, Genus Euonymus
Group relationships: Order Sapindales, Sapindales
Generic synonyms: Dicot Family, Magnoliopsid Family
Member holonyms: Catha, Genus Catha, Celastrus, Genus Celastrus, Euonymus, Genus Euonymus
Group relationships: Order Sapindales, Sapindales
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Celastraceae
Literary usage of Family Celastraceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1911)
"US National Museum, Johns Hopkins University. Family CELASTRACEAE Genus ...
52] The family Celastraceae is a most important one for the paleobotanist ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1901)
"family Celastraceae. Staff -tree Family. Consists of about 40 genera and 350
species, of wide distribution, though chiefly in warm regions. ..."
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