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Definition of Family rubiaceae
1. Noun. Widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry.
Exact synonyms: Madder Family, Rubiaceae
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Order Rubiales, Rubiales
Member holonyms: Madderwort, Rubiaceous Plant, Genus Rubia, Rubia, Asperula, Genus Asperula, Calycophyllum, Genus Calycophyllum, Chiococca, Genus Chiococca, Coffea, Genus Coffea, Genus Chinchona, Genus Cinchona, Galium, Genus Galium, Genus Gardenia, Genus Genipa, Genus Hamelia, Genus Mitchella, Mitchella, Genus Nauclea, Nauclea, Genus Pinckneya, Pinckneya, Genus Psychotria, Psychotria, Genus Sarcocephalus, Sarcocephalus, Genus Vangueria, Vangueria
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Order Rubiales, Rubiales
Member holonyms: Madderwort, Rubiaceous Plant, Genus Rubia, Rubia, Asperula, Genus Asperula, Calycophyllum, Genus Calycophyllum, Chiococca, Genus Chiococca, Coffea, Genus Coffea, Genus Chinchona, Genus Cinchona, Galium, Genus Galium, Genus Gardenia, Genus Genipa, Genus Hamelia, Genus Mitchella, Mitchella, Genus Nauclea, Nauclea, Genus Pinckneya, Pinckneya, Genus Psychotria, Psychotria, Genus Sarcocephalus, Sarcocephalus, Genus Vangueria, Vangueria